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.
BETHALTO - The 2A Boys Soccer Sectional games scheduled for Wednesday, October 30th at the Bethalto Sports Complex have been moved to Collinsville High School, 2201 S. Morrison Ave., Collinsville as the CM fields are wet and unplayable. In the first game, Carbondale plays Chatham Glenwood at 4:00 wit...
Monday, November 4 “Easier Beats and Breaths”; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. AMH Cafeteria Meeting rooms. For those with cardiopulmonary issues, plus families/friends. For more information or to register, call 800-392-0936. Cost: Free. Tuesday, November 5 Living With Baby; AMH OB classroom (...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jim Risch (R-ID) today introduced bipartisan legislation that would strengthen the Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) which exist within each federal agency to maximize contracting opportunities for small...
Governor JB Pritzker, Representative Chris Welch, and Senator Elgie Sims released the following joint statement after the NCAA announced they will allow student-athletes to be compensated for their names, images and likenesses: “It’s clear that student-athletes deserve to have rights...
ALTON - Marquette Catholic Sophomore golfer Gracie Piar had a stellar year again this year for the Explorers. She won several medals and advanced to the Class 1A State Golf Tournament for the second year. "It was a very fun season, I'm glad we went to state again. My average was a 39 last year...
ALTON - Alton Police responded to a verbal and physical altercation involving two individuals around 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Ridge Street in Alton, near the Ridge Package Liquor Store. Alton Police Chief of Detectives Lt. Seth Stinnett described what happened once the scuffle stopped:...
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