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 – State Rep. Monica Bristow, D-Alton, recently partnered with the Alton Township Assessor and the Chief Madison County Assessor to host a series of events to help provide new information to residents about property tax exemptions and ways to help lower their bill. “After having...
BETHALTO - The American Traveling Tribute Wall (Vietnam Wall) arrived in Bethalto on Thursday, one day prior to the start of Labor Day activities. The Tribute Wall was escorted on Thursday by several municipal agencies police, fire, EMA and the Patriot Guard. The staging site will be at Parkside...
ROXANA – Piasa Southwestern finished on top of Group C, while Jersey won Group D to advance to Saturday’s Gold bracket of the 11 th annual Roxana girls volleyball Invitational tournament Tuesday evening at Larry Milazzo Gym, the auxiliary gym at Roxana High School and the Roxana Junior...
EDWARDSVILLE - The demolition of the old Rusty's restaurant in Edwardsville has started. Photos on Wednesday morning showed the demolition was about half done. The new restaurant/bar operation will be called Moussalli's on Main. Jonathan Fowler, one of the owners of the new Main Street project,...
EDWARDSVILLE - A dump truck overturned on Illinois Route 143 between Edwardsville and Wood River near the 5 o'clock hour Tuesday. One man was transported to a local hospital from the scene with injuries. The truck appeared to hit a viaduct and rolled over, witnesses at the scene said. Traffic was...
SEE VIDEO: ALTON - Students, faculty, family, and friends all gathered at the gymnasium and football field Friday night at West Elementary School for Alton High School’s Fall Sports Kick-off. The event was created to showcase all of the fall sports and activities taking place thi...
WATERLOO - Residents of Waterloo gathered Monday afternoon to welcome Illinois State Police Trooper Nick Hopkins home for the last time. The streets of Waterloo was lined with residents waving American flags and at the city police station, an ISP vehicle-turned shrine was covered with flowers,...
ALTON - Illinois American Water has issued a boil water order to a portion of customers in the Alton District service area. The area impacted includes Forest Homes-Maple Park and a portion of Alton. The impacted area can be viewed on a map here - http://arcg.is/0HHu1e . A break on a 12-inch water...
ALTON - There was a report of a Clark Bridge jumper Tuesday morning and Alton Police and the Alton Fire Department are investigating and at the scene. The Alton Fire Department Boat has been dispatched, along with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources crew. Alton Police Chief Jake Simmons...
ALTON – Marquette Catholic’s fall sports teams were introduced to the Explorer fans and students at the preseason Blue/Gray football scrimmage at Public School Stadium Saturday evening. The boy's soccer team and football team, along with the boys and golf teams, girls volleyball team,...
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