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 live ...

ALTON — The Rockin' with Robert summer concert series continues Tuesday, July 18, with Porch Café. The concerts are from 7-8 p.m. and Lady Luck Duo will perform Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 2810 College Ave., ...

They called him the Gentle Giant. At 8 feet, 11.1 inches tall, Robert Wadlow was the tallest man to ever walk the Earth, at least in recorded history. Even if he was of normal stature, the people of ...