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 - Illinois Department of Transportation contractor Charles E. Mahoney Co. of Swansea appears to be moving in swift fashion on the long highway work area at Illinois 143 between Discovery Parkway and Illinois 3. However, as a reminder, motorists need to slow down and exhibit caution with several...
BETHALTO - Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 has announced the hiring of Mike Arbuthnot as the head girl’s basketball coach at Civic Memorial High School for the 2020-2021 school year. On Thursday, April 23, the Bethalto School District Board of Education approved the hire of Arbuthnot...
SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) in leading a group of 25 Senators to urge Senate leadership to include additional emergency funding for nonprofit organizations in the next COVID-19 relief bill. Nonprofits are an essential...
EDWARDSVILLE - The morning active shooter threat call to the Pontoon Beach Police Department created a huge scare, but thankfully, law enforcement quickly figured out the situation and it ended peacefully with someone in custody. A call came into Pontoon Beach Police Department that there was an activ...
EDWARDSVILLE - A wide assortment of law enforcement converged on the Menasha Packaging location at 9 Gateway Commerce Drive Tuesday morning for an emergency situation. More than 40 law enforcement vehicles were on hand and some officers were seen with guns drawn walking the parking lot. Edwardsville,...
EDWARDSVILLE - After a thorough investigation, law enforcement left Menasha Packaging at 9 Gateway Commerce Drive around 10 Tuesday morning. The initial call of possible shots fired created a scare and huge law enforcement presence to the scene. Police determined that a male employee made a false...
ALTON - The Alton Fire Department was dispatched for a structure fire at 8:15 p.m. Sunday in the 600 block of Olmstead Way. When firefighters arrived the house had heavy smoke showing. The house was reported to be vacant. A neighbor called 911 after seeing the smoke. No injuries were...
VIDEO OF ST. LOUIS URBAN LEAGUE FOOD DISTRIBUTION: SEE PHOTO GALLERY: ALTON - The St. Louis Urban League free drive-through meal giveaway exploded into hundreds of cars lined up Friday morning for the noon to 3 p.m. giveaway. Vehicles were backed all the way to the Great River...
EAST ALTON - Mick Kleeman the owner of Little Four Tavern and a well-known guy in East Alton, celebrated his 89th birthday in style. His family and friends along with the East Alton Fire Department and Police Department met at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at the old Shop 'N Save and did a car parade...
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