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 Alton region was hit hard by heavy winds and torrential rains around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. In the 700 block of Oakwood in Alton, part of the rubber membrane of a roof was blown off the Ameren Illinois building. On State Street in Alton, there were numerous trees and power lines down....
JERSEY COUNTY - Jersey County Sheriff's Office is looking for a Suburban or Tahoe after they did donuts in the parking lot of Do Drop Inn causing damage to a truck and hit a parked car. People inside didn't hear anything until they hit the car, then seen a vehicle pulling out heading towards...
ALTON - The National Weather Service of St. Louis upgraded the St.Louis Metro area to an enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon. Thunderstorms are likely to develop this afternoon with some storms likely reaching severe limits with high winds, hail, and even a few tornadoes possible....
Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general urging the U.S. Senate to provide robust financial support for child care providers in the next federal stimulus bill amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter sent to Senate leadership, Raoul and the...
ST. LOUIS - Columbia Bottom Conservation Area located at 801 Strodtman Road in St. Louis has a lot to offer and is only 12.2 miles from the Clark Bridge in Alton. There are more than 15 miles of hiking and multi-use trails for bicycling and horseback riding along with fishing, hunting, nature...
HIGHLAND - People traveling along Highway 70 around Highland called 911 Tuesday morning to report a helicopter had crashed in a farm field close to Highway 70. Multiple fire and EMS workers along with police started to respond to the area. It was determined it was a helicopter that was applying...
GODFREY - The COVID-19 drive-thru testing unit was set up on the parking lot of the sheriff’s substation on the Lars Hoffman side just behind village hall at 6810 Godfrey Road on Tuesday. Several cars were seen using the testing facility once they opened up on Tuesday. Village of...
GLEN CARBON, IL – Dr. Julie Steinhauer, OD, FCOVD, owner of Vision For Life and one of a select group of functional vision doctors in the nation, says she is seeing a rise in the demand of treatment for optic atrophy, often defined as damage to the optic nerve that causes tissues to degrade...
GODFREY - A Beverly Farm resident was hospitalized with respiratory symptoms on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, and was determined to have COVID-19. Beverly Farm then tested everyone who resides and works in that particular building and determined 11 residents and 5 staff tested positive for COVID-19. Prior...
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