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.
EAST ALTON - A pair of nearby explosions created what was described as “a bit of a ruckus" in parts of East Alton and Wood River Thursday morning. East Alton Police reported the blasts that shook some houses around 8:00 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. Thursday was related to the ongoing demolition of th...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police Department has provided additional details about a high-speed chase Wednesday afternoon that ended in a fatal accident at the intersection of Bellefontaine Road and Chain of Rocks Road. St. Louis County Police reported the suspect’s vehicle struck...
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis County Police released information Wednesday afternoon at a press conference at the scene of a fatal crash on Bellefontaine Road and Chain of Rocks Road. St. Louis County Police Spokesperson Tracy Panus described it as "a very tragic event." The police pursuit was tied...
GODFREY - Hope Animal Rescue was a place full of smiles and laughter on Tuesday during a visit by Kris Rotonda from Jordan's Way. Kris has been visiting shelters in all 50 states to help with fundraising. Hope Animal Rescue in Godfrey had a difficult year in 2020, losing three key fundraisers...
GODFREY - On Tuesday, Kris Rotonda from Jordan’s Way, came to Hope Rescue in Godfrey to help raise money for the dog shelter. Since losing his beloved dog, Jordan, in October of 2018, Kris has been on a mission visiting shelters in all 50 states to help with their fundraising efforts. Kris...
WOOD RIVER - Wood River Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the corner of Tenth Street and Hawthorne Avenue Sunday night. Firefighters were dispatched to smoke in the area. As the Wood River Police Department was searching the area a police officer located the apartment on fire....
SPRINGFIELD - Windows at the State Capitol Building in Springfield are being boarded up out of caution ahead of talks there could be protests at state capitols across the country this weekend. Here is a statement from Henry Haupt, the press secretary for Illinois Secretary of State Capitol...
EDWARDSVILLE -- A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student was shot on an off-ramp at Interstate 270 and Route 157. The driver drove the victim to SIUE's campus and called 911. Paramedics then took the victim to a hospital for treatment. Their condition remains unknown. Police...
SPRINGFIELD - The United Steelworkers Local 9189, would like to take this time to denounce the passing of HB 3653. USW Local 9189 serves members in Madison, Jersey, Greene, and Monroe Counties. The passing of HB 3653 affects all of us. Our communities will be less safe if we do not STOP...
SPRINGFIELD - Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-Downers Grove) filled HB 0029 with the clerk in Illinois on Wednesday, January 13. The synopsis of the bill reads: "Amends the School Code. Provides that law enforcement officers shall not maintain a presence on school grounds unless there exists an imminent...
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