Alton area residents enjoyed a tall, cool drink on Saturday in honor of a similarly lofty-statured native son. Robert Wadlow’s 107th birthday was celebrated at the Old Bakery Beer Company with ...

Last week Alton, Ill., famed as the home of Giant Robert Wadlow, was publicized as the theatre of operations of a latter-day Carry Nation, a Mrs. Irene Kite, 32. Last December Mrs. Kite got an ax ...

Megan Zilm of Godfrey dances with her 9-month-old daughter Lucy during the Robert Wadlow Birthday Party at the Old Bakery Beer Co. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. Alton area residents enjoyed a tall ...