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.
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville High School football team will be facing its biggest challenge of the season on Saturday evening when they go on the road to face Frankfort Lincoln-Way East in the quarterfinals of the IHSA Class 8A playoffs. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. The Tigers, 8-3 going...
SEE VIDEO: SEE PHOTO GALLERY: ALTON - The legendary piece of Elijah P. Lovejoy’s printing press that was once thrown into the Mississippi River by a mob and then rescued, now has a permanent home. A well-attended dedication unveiled the printing press Sunday at Hayner Public...
SEE PHOTO GALLERY: EDWARDSVILLE – It was a very stellar day for both Kendall Abdur-Rahman and Justin Johnson, Jr., as Abdur-Rahman passed for three touchdowns and Johnson scored three times in Edwardsville’s 45-16 win over West Aurora in their second-round game of the...
The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce Halloween Parade winners have been announced. The winners are as follows: Grand Champion - J.F. Electric, Inc. Large Commercial Second Place: First Mid Bank & Trust Third Place: TheBANK of Edwardsville Small Commercial First...
GLEN CARBON - The Father McGivney Catholic Griffins volleyball season came to end with a 2-0 loss Friday to the Grayville Bison. McGivney’s season ends at 25-13. The Bison advances to the school’s first ever state tournament final four for any sport in school history. They move to 27-...
SEE PARADE VIDEO: SEE PHOTO GALLERY EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce once again sponsored a Halloween Parade to remember in Downtown Edwardsville on Wednesday night. The 2018 theme was Celebrating Illinois History. The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber...
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