Documents Tagged ‘urban reform’
‘The Good Old Woodruff Days’
Archive Entry Date: 6/26/76
Three decades after the decline of Roarin' Peoria, some still missed “the Good Old Days”
Old Peoria: As Wide Open As The Gateway To Hell
Archive Entry Date: 4/14/1956
From the newspaper of the All-American city, a guided tour of the old “Empire of Vice”
The Town That Reformed
Archive Entry Date: 10/1/1955
Reform meant a new, professionalized city management, but did not go uncontested
Eleven “All-America” Cities of 1953
Archive Entry Date: 2/1954
Reformed Peoria, an "All-America" City
Which Side Are You On?
Archive Entry Date: 1951-1952
Peoria's reformers imagined they were pitted against bossism and corruption
Ad Club Joins Fight on ‘Red Lights’
Archive Entry Date: 6/5/1951
A new partner in the coalition against vice: the Advertising and Selling Club
Bomb Blasts Peoria Home of Prosecutor
Archive Entry Date: 12/16/49
When he refused to let Peoria be an “open town,” the state's attorney had his life threatened
The Cities of America: Peoria
Archive Entry Date: 2/12/1949
The Saturday Evening Post's panoramic view of Peoria, from its “valley” to its “bluff”
Gamblers Tell Why They Quit Peoria Rackets
Archive Entry Date: 10/20/1948
New Mayor took the profit out of gambling
State Names 2 to War on Crime, Vice
Archive Entry Date: 9/13/1948
As violence rose amongst Peoria's criminal elements, the state moved to rein the town in
Jury Urges Nine Taverns Closed
Archive Entry Date: 2/15/1945
A grand jury widened the crusade against vice to the taverns frequented by prostitutes
Woodruff Tells AP That Crusaders Caused His Defeat
Archive Entry Date: 2/14/1945
Woodruff's defeat marked the end of an era in Peoria
Bluff Outvotes Valley Wards
Archive Entry Date: 2/14/1945
A harbinger of major reforms to come, the wealthy bluff outvoted the valley for the first time in 1945
Council Votes Cleanup Power
Archive Entry Date: 12/1/1943
The health department was empowered to inspect anyone thought to have VD
Police Ordered to Enforce Ban
Archive Entry Date: 11/30/1943
A judge sent a stern message to Peoria's brothel owners and prostitutes
Plan Fight on Social Disease
Archive Entry Date: 11/19/1943
All of Illinois law enforcement was marshalled to stamp out vice in Peoria
Carson Orders Resorts Closed
Archive Entry Date: 5/8/1942
Illinois's State Attorney stepped in where Peoria's mayor did not, attacking the red-light district
Attention Citizens!
Archive Entry Date: 3/5/1942
The Jaycees led the attack against the red-light district