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.
ALTON - The Taco Bell franchisee KBP Bells launched its shiny new location at 620 E. Landmarks Blvd. in Alton at 10 a.m. on Wednesday and was greeted by an avalanche of hungry customers. The initial opening provided a huge incentive for a “Free Taco Bell for a Year” coupon giveaway...
OGLESBY, Ill. – Effective today, Starved Rock State Park will reopen a number of trails that have been closed due to extensive damage done during severe weather Aug. 10. Some additional Starved Rock trails will remain closed while cleanup work continues. Matthiessen State Park will remain...
WOOD RIVER – The Madison County Health Department has been reaching out to the community to enhance COVID-19 testing opportunities throughout the summer. COVID-19 screening was done Tuesday all day at Nazarene Community Center, 400 N. Central Ave., Roxana. The COVID-19 testing at remot...
ALTON - Marquette Catholic's Gracie Piar got a key birdie on the difficult par three eighth hole, and it was key in helping her shoot an even-par 72 on the Spencer T. Olin course at Gordon Moore Park to win the individual championship of the Marquette Blastoff Tournament Saturday. Piar was one...
ALTON - Alton, Roxana and Collinsville all went 1-1 in their dual matches against each other to all finish in a three-way tie for the championship of the Andy Simpson Invitational tennis tournament, which was played on Saturday at the Alton High School tennis courts. The Redbirds defeated th...
ALTON - The Pink Cow ice cream stand is opening in the old Ketchum Corner Kreem location at 33 E. Elm St. in Alton under a new owner - Meredith Rea. Meredith, her husband Steve, and six children are looking forward to the new business and bringing the well-known location back to life. On Thursday,...
WOOD RIVER - Senior golfer Aiden Kesher was the best player on the course for Alton's boys golf team, as he shot a 91 as a young but promising Redbird team came in sixth in the large school division of the Madison County Tournament on Thursday afternoon at Belk Park Golf Course in Wood River. T...
WOOD RIVER - Marquette Catholic's Aiden O'Keefe finished in a first-place tie with Father McGivney Catholic's Joey Hyten with identical four-over-par 76s, while William Roderfeld finished third a stroke behind at 77 as the Explorers had all five of their golfers come in the top ten in taking the...
WOOD RIVER - Freshman Carter Crow shot a nine-over-par 81 to tie for eighth place as the Edwardsville boys golf team came in third place in the large school division of the Madison County tournament, played Thursday afternoon at the Belk Park Golf Course in Wood River. The Tigers shot a team scor...
ALTON - Alton Police Department and Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) officers executed a drug-related search warrant in the 2300 block of Johnson Street in Alton around 8:39 a.m. Thursday and have a suspect in custody. "We have one person detained and due to evidence found at the scene,...
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