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.
COLLINSVILLE - A Granite City man has been charged with Attempted First Degree Murder and other charges after an incident at the BP Gas Station in Collinsville. At 2:54 a.m. on November 25, 2020, the Madison County Sheriff's Office received a call of shots fired at the BP Gas Station located on...
ALTON - The Alton Fire Department was dispatched for a structure fire at 4:28 a.m Wednesday in the 100 block of Marietta Place in Alton. The Alton Fire Department called a Box Alarm. Godfrey Fire Protection District responded to the scene to help Alton. When firefighters arrived on the...
ALTON - Lewis & Clark Elementary School in Alton hosted a Holly Jolly Drive-Thru for children with holiday bags and treats on Tuesday afternoon. The school has been having drive-thru events this fall, one in September and another in October, but this was the holiday version. Lewis & Clark is pre-...
ALTON - Alton Fire Department along with Alton Police Department responded to a one-vehicle traffic crash at College Avenue and Johnson Street around lunchtime Wednesday. A car ran off the road and struck a tree at the intersection. Traffic was backed up while firefighters worked the scene....
WOOD RIVER - Wood River Police responded at 5:06 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2020, to a 911 of an Armed Robbery report at The Cash Store, 629 Wesley Drive, Wood River. "A witness outside the store saw the robbery as it was happening and reported the incident," Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said....
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to bring the $748 billion, bipartisan COVID-19 emergency relief legislation to the floor for a vote this week. Durbin was part of the bipartisan...
Chicago – Tomorrow is the last day to enroll in a plan on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace during Open Enrollment. The Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI) encourages consumers to purchase a plan before the December 15th deadline to have health coverage beginning...
ALTON - A vehicle hit a backhoe and burst into flames on Monday afternoon at College Avenue in Alton. The Alton Police and Fire Department responded to the scene, just outside the Alton Sports Tap entrance. There was traffic disruption because of the accident and the driver of the vehicle was transporte...
ALTON - Alton Police Department released information Monday that two Alton women died as a result of injuries sustained during a traffic crash Saturday afternoon on Illinois Route 143. The investigation revealed the tan Chevrolet Suburban was traveling eastbound on Illinois Route 143 when it swerved...
ALTON - The single-vehicle rollover crash on Illinois 143 near Lock and Dam Way Saturday tragically resulted in the death of one of the occupants, Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido said. The other person in the vehicle was flown by Arch to a St. Louis hospital. The Alton Police and Alton Fire Department...
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