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 - The Alton Fire Department issued a Box Alarm for a fire in Enchanted Village in the 100 block of Tara Court at 10:42 p.m. Sunday. East Alton Fire Department also joined the Alton Fire Department in battling the blaze. Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief Brad Sweetman said when firefighters...
CHARLESTON - Edwardsville’s Abby Korak posted a strong performance in Saturday’s 1,600-meter run finals of the IHSA Class 3A State Track and Field Meet. Korak placed eighth with a time of 5:05.46. Korak will likely rest for a few days, then begin summer preparation for her final high...
CHARLESTON - Jayden Ulrich came through with the top performance in East Alton-Wood River track and field history Saturday at Charleston. Ulrich finished first place in the IHSA Class 2A shot put with a toss of 46 feet, 9.5 inches, and her coach Russ Colona described that as “monstrous.”...
CHARLESTON - Alton’s girls' track team advanced two to the IHSA Class 3A State Track and Field Meet Saturday finals on Friday afternoon. Sprinter Jeanea Epps led the way, recording a time of 12.33 to move ahead in the 100 meters and shot putter Bria Thornton qualified with a toss of 41-3.5....
CHARLESTON - The Tigers’ junior distance star Abby Korak notched the 12th spot in a 12-person field for the finals of the IHSA Class 3A Girls State Track and Field 1,600-meter prelims on Friday in Charleston. She will compete today. Maddie Miller ran the final race of her high school track/cross...
CHARLESTON - East Alton-Wood River sophomore Jayden Ulrich led all area qualifiers into the early round of the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet at Charleston on Friday, advancing in both the shot put and discus. Ulrich qualified in the shot put with a toss of 42.02.75 and the discu...
CHARLESTON - Junior Riley Vickrey of Marquette Catholic advanced to the Saturday IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field Meet finals with a time of 5:22.87 on Thursday. Vickrey was fourth in the second heat of the 1,600 meters. Ava Parekh, a freshman from Chicago (Latin) had the top 1,600-meter...
ALTON - Santino’s Steak & Pasta House owner Sonny Asani is opening in Alton next month full of anticipation. He said he was captivated by how clean Alton was in a visit and nice community members were and decided to open another restaurant here. Asani said he is hoping to open in Alton...
ALTON - Calvary Baptist Church in Alton hosted a touching and well-attended National Police Day Memorial event Wednesday night at the church. The Illinois State Police, Alton Police Department, and Madison County Sheriff’s Office had strong representation at the Calvary event. Originally,...
SEE CHRIS RHODES PHOTO GALLERY: WOOD RIVER - National Police Memorial Day was celebrated with the commemoration of the new Wood River Police Station. Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells thanked everyone responsible for the new station from BP, to previous mayors, police officers and...
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