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.
JERSEY - Jersey Community High School senior Ian Sullivan has a simple way to describe the reason for his success - "hustle and determination." Sullivan is the Quality Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Male Athlete of the Month for Jersey Community High School. “I felt I came ready to get...
JERSEYVILLE - U.S. Representative for the Illinois 13th congressional district Rodney Davis was in Jerseyville Wednesday morning taking a tour of the Jersey County vaccination site at the Susnig Center. Today was the first day that the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine was being administered...
ILLINOIS - The American Pickers are excited to return to Illinois They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout the Madison County area in May 2021. The American Pickers understand that with the proliferation of COVID-19, Everyone facing very uncertain times....
ALTON - Tim Johnson carried the football 15 times in the second half, with four of those carries going for touchdowns to lead the Alton Redbirds to a 41-20 victory over the Champaign Central Maroons at Public School Stadium in a rare Tuesday night game. Champaign Central quarterback David Dorsey...
EDWARDSVILLE - Metro East Humane Society (MEHS) has publicly launched its capital campaign to raise funds to fully renovate its Highland Facility and expand the medical suite at its Edwardsville facility. MEHS has raised $54,725 and is now looking to the community to help reach the rest of the $175,00...
BERKELEY - The City of Berkeley Police Department is working with the assistance of the St. Louis County Police Department on a homicide that occurred at 6:35 a.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in the 8600 block of Stella Avenue after a shooting report. Responding officers located a deceased adult...
WOOD RIVER - Dana Korneman started his career after he graduated college as a mechanical engineer on February 17, 1969, at the Wood River Power Plant. The past few months of demolition work fascinated him. Korneman now lives in Clinton, IL. He was an avid watcher of the Riverbender.com live broadcast...
JERSEYVILLE - Dave Jacobs is culminating his highly successful career as a high school football coach with the prestigious Ray Eliot Award. The award is given to an individual each year for their involvement with and service to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association. Jacobs was a 201...
ALTON 25-16-15, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 22-25-8: In the second match for the Explorers, host Alton pulled out a close victory. Olivia Ellebracht had four points, an ace, seven kills and a block for Marquette, while Heinz scored 11 points and had an ace and 16 assists, Jacobs served up a point, which...
BETHALTO - After 18 months of no football games in Illinois due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Civic Memorial Eagles were able to host a home game and it was their homecoming game. The Eagles were able to win 14-7 in a muddy game against Jerseyville Panthers. It was a defensive type of football...
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