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.
SPRINGFIELD - A petition has been started asking Governor J.B. Pritzker to veto HB 3653 also known as the police reform bill. The petition was started Wednesday night and has grown to more than 89,000 signatures and more than 3,500 comments on the petition. The petition is asking the governor...
The Illinois Department of Transportation is working diligently in the winter season to install a modern guard rail along the Great River Road. IDOT spokesperson Joe Monroe said considerable progress has already been made in the project. “We are upgrading the majority of the guard rail...
ALTON - Marquette Catholic girls' soccer player Madelyn Smith signed a letter of intent Thursday afternoon to play soccer at St. Louis University. “Their athletic programs are amazing and when I visited it really felt like a second home to me so I had no doubts,” Smith said. As a...
ALTON - National apparel retailer Christopher & Banks today announced it has filed for bankruptcy protection and says it could close all stores amid COVID-19, including the Alton store at 116 Alton Square in the mall. Christopher & Banks, which caters to women over 40, is the latest clothing...
WOOD RIVER - A truck ran off the roadway Wednesday afternoon in front of the Madison County building at 101 East Edwardsville Road in Wood River and struck a tree. Wood River Fire Department was on scene checking the driver out. The driver appeared shaken up but uninjured. The Wood River...
WOOD RIVER - The Wood River Police Department is asking the public's help in attempting to identify the following suspect who is involved in an on-going investigation. The suspect is a black female with either blonde hair or a wig. The female had a walking boot on her left leg. The female was later...
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois has a new 70th House speaker, Representative Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Hillside). Welch is the first black Illinois Speaker of the House. Welch received 69 votes, 3 voted present. Illinois Representative Michael Madigan has been the house speaker since 1983 and was the longest-servin...
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House of Representatives quickly passed the sweeping Police Reform Bill 3653 package by a dominant 60-50 vote Wednesday morning. The bill already passed 32-23 in the Illinois Senate in the early Wednesday. The Illinois Senate- and House-approved bill will now be sent...
HARTFORD - Firefighters were called to a gas spill at 101 Piasa Lane in Hartford Wednesday morning at the Fas Mart gas station. A truck spilled between 30 and 40 gallons of gas in the parking lot. Firefighters used oil dry to clean the spill up. It’s unknown at this time how the...
SPRINGFIELD - HB 3653 formally called HB 163, known as the Police Reform Bill, passed by a 32-23 vote in the Illinois Senate early Wednesday morning. The Illinois Senate voted around 5 a.m today. The Illinois Senate had around two hours to review the 764-page bill and vote on it. Police Departments,...
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