Chris Rhodes is a photographer and reporter for RiverBender and EdGlenToday.com. He is a graduate of Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, IL with a degree in Criminal Justice. He also runs the Madison County Scanner Page.
Chris loves camping,fishing, and photography. Chris is an Eagle Scout and lives in East Alton.
SEE VIDEO: JERSEYVILLE - Thursday night was an exciting time in the City of Jerseyville and Stadium Theatre owner Steve Doughtery. The legendary 72-year marquee lights were again flashed on and a ribbon cut to celebrate the project completion. Under the leadership of Dougherty, owner of...
ALTON - Alton Police Department Chief Marcos Pulido said the department was notified of a bomb threat Thursday night at Lowe's Home Improvement store, located at 1619 Homer Adams Parkway, Alton. Alton Police Department officers responded, and were also assisted by the Alton Fire Department....
EDWARDSVILLE - A press event at the Holiday Inn Express on Tuesday showcased information about the upcoming Edwardsville Futures Tournament presented by the EGHM Foundation events. The series of events that lead up to the Futures start with the Edwardsville Open June 25-28. The open event features...
ALTON - Rose Bensman is an inspiration to everyone who comes in contact with her. Rose celebrated her 98th birthday with a round of golf and a party on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Rose was born on June 23, 1923, in Alton. She has lived and worked her whole life in Alton, including at the Muny golf course....
SEE PHOTO GALLERY: ALTON - The Alton River Dragons were held to three hits while Johnathon Thomas' solo homer in the fifth helped give the Danville Dans a 2-0 Prospect League baseball win over the River Dragons Tuesday evening at Lloyd Hopkins Field at Gordon Moore Park. The Dans pounded out...
EDWARDSVILLE - Where the IHSA left off, the IWCOA (Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association) picked up. Some teams opted out of the IHSA season and participated in the IHSA regular season but declined to participate in the post-season sponsored by the IWCOA. Metro East Lutheran was...
ALTON - Every day, progress is made on the construction of the new Alton Middle School Gym. In recent days, significant progress has been accomplished. The new middle school gymnasium walls have going up and Alton Superintendent Dr. Kristie Baumgartner speculates that sometime in November the project...
GODFREY - A male driver was partially ejected in a roll-over accident on Interstate-255 about a half-mile south of Humbert Road in Godfrey on Tuesday afternoon. Godfrey Fire Protection District Chief Eric Cranmer said the call to 911 came in at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday. Godfrey Fire Protection District...
EAST ST. LOUIS – An East St. Louis man will spend 5 years in prison for shooting a gun into the air at a child’s birthday party. Marco B. Orr, 32, has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison. Orr pled guilty in April to one count of unlawful firearm possession by a convicted...
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