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 fire at the home at 4860 Rocky Branch Road, Bethalto, was devastating and with Christmas right around the corner, people have rallied to help the Crews family. Dorsey firefighters served as the lead department with the blaze because it was in Dorsey's Fire District. A Gofundme...
ELSAH – Police were able to talk a man down from the bluffs in Elsah, Illinois, west of Lockhaven Road Wednesday afternoon. The man was on the property of Principia College as he alternated between standing and sitting on a bluff overlooking the Great River Road, threatening to jump. Officers...
GLEN CARBON – Father McGivney Catholic sophomore point guard Anna McKee scored 16 points, but it wasn’t enough as Staunton used a 24-point, 12-rebound performance from Abby Scanzone to defeat the Griffins 48-34 Monday night at the McGivney gym. McKee was the only Griffins’...
SEE GRANITE CITY SHOP WITH A COP GALLERY: GRANITE CITY - Every year, the Granite City Police Department officers look forward to the Shop With a Cop event in the community. Sunday, 25 children were transported for a shopping experience they won’t ever forget at the Granite City...
Police Officers from Granite City Police Department, Pontoon Beach Police Department, Terminal Railroad Police Department ,and the Madison County Sheriffs Department along with the Madison County Corners Office participated in Shop with the Cop. They took 25 kids to Granite City Walmart for a shopping...
ALTON - An armed robbery occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. Thursday at the Dollar General in Alton. "We are currently investigating an armed robbery that occurred Thursday night at approximately 11:30 p.m.," Alton Police Public Information Officer Emily Hejna said. "The suspect, a thin white...
ALTON – Two Alton Police officers were treated and released following being struck by a vehicle piloted by an alleged fleeing suspect early Friday morning. Investigator Mark Doiron of the Illinois State Police (ISP) who is now handling the case, as shots were fired by the Alton officers,...
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