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.
CHARLESTON - Girls from all across Illinois will gather in Charleston, Illinois, at Eastern University for the IHSA Class 1A, 2A, and 3A competitions Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Class 1A will compete Thursday, while Class 2A will go on Friday and Class 3A will compete on Saturday. Riverbender.com/Edglentoday.com...
EAST ALTON - The Boy Scouts Troop 777 had strong support and also a beautiful day this past Saturday with its Yard Sale/Vendor Fair and Barbecue at St. Paul United Methodist Church in East Alton. Troop 777 looks to do more fund-raising events and activities through the rest of 2021 after a tough...
ALTON - Emma Anselm had a brace (two goals), while seven different players also had goals as Marquette Catholic scored six times in the second half in going on to a 9-0 win over Litchfield in an IHSA Class 1A sectional semifinal match played Tuesday evening at Gordon Moore Park. The Explorers took...
SOUTHWESTERN - Southwestern High School junior, Emily Lowis will compete in the pole vault in the IHSA Class 2A State Track and Field Meet in Charleston on Friday. For her continued success, she is the Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month. Lowis qualified with...
MADISON - The name of one man who died in a shooting in Madison has been identified. The man is Gerald K. Wiley, 35, of Madison. A female passenger was also transported to a St. Louis hospital and is listed in "stable condition." The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been called in to investigate...
MADISON - Two were shot and appeared to crash into a tree on Fourth Street in Madison on Monday. As of 12:45 p.m. Monday, the area near where the situation occurred was blocked off with crime scene tape. The two victims were immediately rushed to a local hospital by Granite City Fire Department...
ALTON - Both Marquette Catholic's Lauren Lenihan and Gillespie's Sydney Bires pitched great games, but the Miners were able to push across single runs in the third and fifth innings to take a 2-0 win over the Explorers in an IHSA Class 2A softball regional final at Gordon Moore Park Saturday...
HARTFORD - Update: Illinois Route 3 has been reopened after a temporary closure from Illinois Route 143 to Hawthorne Avenue in Hartford Saturday morning. Also, Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said as of 8:40 a.m. Saturday this update: "The Code Red Shelter in Place has been lifted for the Little...
SEE CHRIS RHODES PHOTO GALLERY: WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River's senior thrower Jayden Ulrich won both the shot put and discus throw, while two relay teams from East St. Louis and Triad qualified for the state meet and two runners from Civic Memorial also qualified as the Knights won...
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