WEST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) \u2014 The King of Rock n\u2019 Roll is back in the building.<\/b>
\nWEST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) \u2014 The king of rock n\u2019 roll is back in the building. An Elvis Presley bust that was swiped from a central Illinois bar has been returned after the story of its theft attracted international attention. Employees at Jimmy\u2019s Bar found the missing bust Thursday night sitting on a porch outside the West Peoria saloon, the Peoria Journal Star reported. The theft had been discovered Sunday morning. \u201cHe\u2019s back!\u201d pub owner Jimmy Spears said early Friday, attributing the bust\u2019s return to the widespread attention its theft had attracted. On Wednesday, the bar\u2019s Facebook page had made an appeal for its return: \u201cNo questions asked.\u201d Spears said he was considering ways to improve security for the bust, but for now it\u2019s back in its familiar position overlooking the saloon and greeting customers from atop the center of its long bar. Spears, the bar\u2019s owner for 39 years, said his niece bought the bust about 15 years ago at a garage sale for $20, and it soon became the business\u2019 bar-top mascot.<\/p>\n