Documents Tagged ‘drugs’
Barren Land in Southtown Teemed With Brothels
Archive Entry Date: 10/3/1993
Did the lives of prostitutes change for the worse with reform?
Play in Peoria Not Like in Old Days
Archive Entry Date: 11/2/1980
An AP reporter's survey of a century of prostitution in Peoria
Bris Collins Surrenders to Serve Term
Archive Entry Date: 9/11/1954
Collins, labeled as the “racket boss of Peoria,” took a one-year prison term
Bell Captured in St. Louis on Dope Charges
Archive Entry Date: 4/10/1953
Jimmy Bell, a band leader at the Famous Door, fled to St. Louis when his partner was caught in drug bust