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 - The East Alton-Wood River High 2020 graduation list is below. The valedictorians were Jillian Barber, Taylor Parmentier and Aubrey Robinson. EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER HIGH GRADUATION LIST: Gordon Wesley Adams Xion Barry Eugene Akins Alexis Dominique Akins-Myers Javion Nasir Anderson...
ALTON - After a long absence because of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s shutdown order, restaurants/bars should see a lot of outdoor action starting Friday. On Wednesday night, the Alton City Council approved a resolution to shut down a portion of State Street in Downtown Alton for the time being. Illinois...
COLLINSVILLE - Several fire departments responded to a storage unit blaze Friday night at Red Dot Storage Units in Collinsville. Several units in the front building sustained fire and water damage during the fire. When Collinsville Fire Department arrived on scene they encountered fire...
WASHINGTON, DC – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill that would allow servicemembers time to grieve the death of their newborn babies. The Elaine M. Checketts Military...
ALTON - Alton High School made the most of the possibilities to recognize the Alton High School Class of 2020 when they held a Graduate Parade on Friday night in the areas surrounding the Alton Amphitheater parking lot. The evening of May 22 was originally supposed to be the...
ALTON - A vehicle lost control Thursday morning and struck a sign and a fire hydrant at the Twin Pines Estates Apartments on Fosterburg Road. The vehicle went through the apartment sign and then struck the fire hydrant where the car came to a stop. The fire hydrant sustained damage along wit...
ALTON - Nautilus in Alton opened its doors after the Madison County Health Board decided to open the county last week. Nautilus, a well-known health club, is located at 4425 Industrial Drive, Alton. Nautilus General Manager Susie Sweetman said there are monitors throughout the health club ensuring...
SPRINGFIELD - After much pushback from law enforcement and government officials throughout the state, Gov. J.B. Pritzker withdrew his highly controversial rule that made it a crime for businesses to reopen early in violation of his executive stay-at-home order. Gov. Pritzker previously said those...
ALTON - Ann McLaughlin, Assistant Principal at North Elementary in the Alton School District, retired at the end of the school year. Since COVID-19 and the abrupt leaving of students and staff, they decided to have a retirement parade Wednesday afternoon at North Elementary. McLaughlin,...
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