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.
EDWARDSVILLE - The Madison County Board called a special board meeting on Thursday night to discuss the job fate of Madison County Administrator Doug Hulme and IT Director Rob Dorman. During the meeting tonight the board went into executive session to discuss the issues. Once they came back to open...
ALTON - Alton Fire Department has a shiny new fire truck for the first time since 2010, Fire Chief Jesse Jemison and Assistant Fire Chief Brad Sweetman said. Sweetman said the truck was built out of Precision Fire Apparatus of Camdenton, Mo., and was seriously needed. Another fire truck shoul...
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today encouraged families to take a drive, enjoy a walk, or explore their own farm, while physical distancing, to take pictures to submit for the 2020 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest . The 8 th annual contest encourages young photographers...
ALTON - A 22-year-old motorcyclist Tyler D. Slack died following a collision between his Suzuki motorcycle and a Hundai Tucson sport utility vehicle at 6:46 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Homer Adams Parkway and Buckmaster Lane in Alton. Madison County Coroner Steve Nonn...
ALTON - Noah Clancy is this month's recipient of the Remarkable Redbird. Noah is a senior at Alton High and has been a model of consistency in the classroom, the swimming pool and also the community during his four-year high school career. In the classroom, some of Noah's accomplishments are as...
ALTON - A motorcyclist was transported to an area hospital with severe injuries Tuesday evening. The injuries were caused by a collision between an SUV and the motorcycle on Homer Adams Parkway and Buckmaster Lane around 6:50 p.m. Traffic was diverted while first responders worked the scene...
GODFREY - A man was seriously injured around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon at the train track in the 6300 block of Lake Drive in Godfrey. The man was an employee of Kansas City Southern. It is not known exactly how the injuries occurred yet, Capt. Will Dimitroff of the Madison County Sheriff's Office,...
EAST ALTON - The East Alton Fire Department was dispatched for a serious structure fire early Saturday morning in the 400 block of East St. Louis Avenue. When firefighters arrived the house had flames showing throughout the house. East Alton requested a second alarm for the fire. East...
BETHALTO - Bethalto Fire Department and other fire agencies quickly responded to a heavy garage/house fire in the 300 block of Meadow in Bethalto around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control for the most part in quick fashion because of the rapid response....
ALTON - The Alton Public Works Department continues to take advantage of the down time for business in the city and traffic because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Public Works Department is spending time each day on needed road projects. On Thursday, Alton Public Works paved on Gold Road fro...
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