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.
WOOD RIVER - Camp Drug Store had a long legacy in Wood River at 600 E. Ferguson Ave., but it recently closed and Wood River Mayor Cheryl Maguire says the customer list of the business has been sold to Walgreens. Camp Drug Store opened in Wood River in the 1950s. Kevin Hendrick was the last owner...
JERSEYVILLE - Jerseyville will soon welcome a new dance studio to downtown Jerseyville. DK Dance will begin classes at 301 N. State Street in August 2020. They will hold an open house for interested students on Sunday, July 26, 2020, from 1-4 p.m. DK Dance is owned by Darci Ward, who has been running...
This is one of a series of profiles on YWCA Women of Distinction Winners. ALTON - Sherry I. McCrady has a history of working with women and youth in the Alton area that goes back more than 30 years. By profession she is a counselor and therapist, having worked in the field of domestic violence...
EDWARDSVILLE - An elderly man died in a fire in the 3400 block of Glen Oak Drive in Edwardsville on Monday morning, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Edwardsville Fire Department confirmed Monday afternoon. David Vucich, Madison County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Detectives, said...
Multiple area fire departments, led by the Edwardsville Fire Department, responded to a Box Alarm call around 10:30 a.m. on Monday at 3424 Glen Oak Drive in Edwardsville.
EDWARDSVILLE - Multiple area fire departments, led by the Edwardsville Fire Department, responded to a Box Alarm call around 10:30 a.m. on Monday at 3424 Glen Oak Drive in Edwardsville. The home on Glen Oak Drive is near the Wood River city jurisdiction. The initial scanner call said the fire...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has issued a public health alert due to an undetermined amount of ground beef product prepared under custom exemption that may be contaminated with NON-O157 Shiga tox-prd E.Coli (STEC), a bacteria commonly known as “e coli”....
DORSEY - Dorsey, Bunker Hill and Prairietown fire stations will be the benefit of much-needed grain bin rescue equipment thanks to Cargill Argricultural Supply and Grain Co. Cargill delivered the equipment shown in the photos to Dorsey Fire Department on Friday afternoon. The Prairietown Fire Department...
SPRINGFIELD— Today Governor JB Pritzker announced that Illinois State Fairs in Springfield and Du Quoin will be canceled. Upon learning the news, State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) issued the following statement: “I disagree vehemently with Governor Pritzker’s decision...
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Pritzker will issue an Executive Order cancelling the Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs this year. The announcement of the cancellations has prompted the Department of Agriculture to offer a safe, creative way to ensure youth exhibitors...
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