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.
EDWARDSVILLE - Four painters extended big helping hands and paint brushes to the Edwardsville American Legion on Saturday and painted the inside part of the hall. A man named “Doc” coordinated the effort. His helpers were: Travis Gillig, of Sign True Custom Painting, Ron Martin of...
EAST ALTON – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today Illinois Route 143 will be closed to all traffic between Enviro Way and Cpl. Belchik Memorial Expressway from 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. on Monday, February 1. Traffic will be able to detour to either Illinois Route 3 o...
SEE VIDEO: EAST ALTON - Motorists should be alert that from 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, East Alton will close Illinois Route 143 (the Berm Highway) and Illinois Route 3 to Chris Belchick Memorial Expressway for the demolition of the building next to the three stacks of...
ALTON - Alton Fire Department, along with the Alton Police Department, responded to a single-vehicle traffic crash in the 3200 block of Brown Street around 9 p.m Friday. When firefighters arrived, they found a vehicle that had struck a tree and some power lines. The vehicle sustained heavy...
SPRINGFIELD - The family of a high school athlete who took his own life in October is suing Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois High School Association over the state's youth sports restrictions. Trevor Till, was a freshman at the University of Illinois when he took his life. During...
BETHALTO - A new Imo’s for Bethalto/Wood River opened in mid-January 2021 and is already a hit with customers. The new Imo’s at 2561 Vaughn Road, Wood River, is completely state-of-the-art, Managing Partner Lori Pelan said. One of the big new features is a drive-thru for customers...
GODFREY - St. Ambrose Catholic School students collected together on Friday for a marching event in front of the school marking the Sanctity of Life. The National Catholic Education Association encouraged all schools and parishes to do a march event locally. Because of COVID-19, the majority of...
ALTON - Alton is known for its limestone bluffs along the river north of the city, for its role preceding and during the American Civil War. It was the site of the last Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate in October 1858 and known for the Bald Eagles in the winter, but Alton is probably...
ALTON - Jacob Morris, a defender for the boys soccer team at Marquette Catholic High School, signed a letter of intent to play for Culver-Stockton College in the fall of 2021 on Friday. Morris was a key player on the Explorers' run to the IHSA Class 1A state final in 2019, losing to Chicago University...
EDWARDSVILLE - Sophomore cross country runner Samantha Disher completed a highly successful introductory season to cross country this past fall at Metro East Lutheran High School. Disher is the Riverbender.com Metro-East Lutheran High School Female Athlete of the Month for January 2021. Dis...
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