Peoria County Sheriff's Deputy Jack Evans was released from the hospital after being shot during a traffic stop, and the alleged shooter, Larry Bell, has been charged with five felony counts, including attempted first-degree murder.
On Saturday, February 6, 1926, Ruth Draper performed at Monticello Seminary in Godfrey. Draper captivated the audience at Reid Memorial Chapel with her dramatic original monologues. New York critic Kelcey had recently credited Draper with being “the best actress in America…she stands alone in her art,” and the Alton Evening Telegraph author who covered the performance agreed. “Those who heard give her recital of amusing impersonations in monologues at Monticello