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.
SEE VIDEO: ALTON - Marquette Catholic head coach Steve Medford is not afraid to admit he’s 5-foot-6 inches tall. So is his sophomore point guard Cortez Harris. Although small in size, Harris put in a big performance for the Explorers last night. “He’s the only guy...
SEE VIDEO: ALTON - An exciting new Wellness Center expansion to Senior Services Plus was celebrated Monday. An open house welcomed the community to check out all of the offerings at Senior Services Plus and of course, their brand new workout center. The SSP Wellness Center is truly...
ALTON - The Alton Police had a domestic situation in the 3000 block of Glenwood Avenue on Monday afternoon and the situation ended in the apprehension of a male suspect in the case. Originally the call came from 3100 block of Glenwood where a female victim had left the house and contacted...
ALTON - Alton Police have a home in the 3000 block of Glenwood Avenue surrounded after an apparent call from a family member of a person possibly barricaded in the home with a handgun. Alton Police also arrived with its tactical response unit. The person the police were seeing was in a green...
BLOOMINGTON - The Edwardsville, Alton, Civic Memorial, and Roxana varsity cheerleading teams competed in the IHSA State Cheerleading Prelims on Friday in Bloomington. Edwardsville competed in the Large Team Division Prelims. Edwardsville received a score of 81.27 and placed 18 out of...
ALTON - Coming off a tough game in a 64-58 loss to Springfield Southeast on Friday, Alton Redbirds head coach Eric Smith was concerned about how much his team had in the tank for another go-around against the Belleville East Lancers the following night. The Redbirds would have plenty of energy....
MADISON COUNTY - A two-vehicle traffic accident closed both lanes of southbound Illinois Route 3, a mile south of New Poag Road on Saturday afternoon. There are multiple injuries and two ARCH helicopters transported individuals from the scene. Illinois State Police are on the scene doing traffic...
CIVIC MEMORIAL 59, TRIAD 33: Anna Hall was the Eagles’ top scorer with 17 points, while Kourtland Tyus added 10 in CM’s conference win over Triad. Ali Barisch led the way for the Knights with 16 points, while Alyssa Powell added five. The Eagles are now 24-5, while Triad...
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 64, ROXANA 31: Chris Hartrich led the way for Marquette Catholic with 14 points, and Spencer Cox added 10 as the Explorers won on the road at Roxana. Andrew Beckman had 11 points for the Shells, while Eddie Lara added six. "Defensively we payed well after the firs...
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