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.
ALTON - Southwestern Piasa Birds broke open a close game with an eight-run seventh inning Monday to defeat Alton Redbirds 13-3. Southwestern struck first in the top of the opening inning when Josie Hagen lifted a sacrifice fly and Maci Timpe followed with an RBI single down the right field...
BETHALTO - Strong pitching and timely hitting carried Triad varsity Knights to a 3-0 shutout victory over Civic Memorial Varsity Eagles on Monday. Triad’s Nolan Keller was dominant on the mound, going the distance and recording all 21 outs in the complete-game effort. Keller did not allow...
EDWARDSVILLE — The City of Edwardsville officially broke ground Monday, April 20, 2026, on Goshen Commons, a new $3.95 million pedestrian-friendly public park planned for the heart of downtown. The project will transform one block of St. Louis Street between North Main Street and Second Street,...
ALTON - The Alton Fire Department responded Friday afternoon to a structure fire at Skyline Towers, a senior independent living apartment complex, where firefighters encountered smoke on the third floor and extinguished the fire with water cans. Firefighters were dispatched at 4:16 p.m. to Skyline...
ALTON - Marquette Catholic’s late rally came up one play short Thursday. The Marquette Catholic Explorers lost to Civic Memorial 10-9 on Thursday when Flowers tripled in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 9-all tie and score the winning run. Civic Memorial took control early, jumping...
ALTON — Alton’s girls softball team's offense erupted for 14 runs in the third inning as the Redbirds beat the Granite City Warriors 21-0 on Thursday at Alton High School. Alton took control early in the bottom of the first inning when Sophia Hanneken singled to drive in two runs, and...
EDWARDSVILLE - During the April 15 Madison County Board meeting in Edwardsville, board members approved a series of appointments, zoning items, and public safety purchases and recognized a Roxana High School sophomore who won a girls' state wrestling title. Roxana sophomore Chloe Skiles was recognized...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Madison County Board voted 20-3 on April 15, 2026, to deny Apollo Properties LLC’s request to rezone about 0.45 acres at 5429 Maryville Road in Granite City, blocking a proposed change from the B-1 Limited Business District to the R-5 Multiple-Family Residence District. T...
WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River Oilers struggled to keep pace with a powerful Salem lineup, falling 16-2 on Tuesday. Salem wasted no time getting started, plating two runs in the top of the first inning after Isabella Decker and Alivia Rasul each delivered RBI hits. They continued to build momentum...
ALTON - The Alton Redbirds delivered a dominant performance Tuesday, rolling to a 15-3 victory over East St. Louis behind a huge day from Logan Hickman. Hickman led the offensive surge, driving in four runs on three hits. He came through in key moments, ripping a bases-clearing double in the second...
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