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 - At around 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, the Alton Fire Department was paged out for a commercial structure fire at 1425 Pearl Street in Alton. When the Alton Fire Department arrived, they encountered fire through the roof. Alton requested a Box Alarm which brought East Alton Fire Department and Woo...
ALTON - Alton Police Department responded to a shooting at Yager Avenue and Plainview Terrace in Alton around 4 p.m Monday. Alton Police Chief Jason Simmons said it appeared to be a domestic case between an ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend.The chief said the woman was shot in the face and transported...
GODFREY - Illinois 255 was closed for multiple hours late Wednesday night into Thursday morning after a fatal accident near Humbert Road in Godfrey. Godfrey Fire Protection District members responded about 9:30 p.m. near the Humbert Road exit to the scene of a head-on collision involving three vehicles....
GODFREY - Madison County Sheriff’s Department and Illinois State Police responded to an armed robbery at Dollar General at 5:08 p.m. at 5717 Godfrey Road. The Dollar General is directly across from Lewis and Clark Community College. Multiple sheriff’s deputies and state troopers responded...
EAST ALTON - The East Alton Fire Department was dispatched for a serious structure fire at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday on Virginia Avenue. The East Alton Fire Department called for mutual aid in the blaze. The Wood River and Alton Fire Department responded to the scene. When firefighters arrived fire was...
ALTON - The Alton Police Department is investigating an alleged armed carjacking. The carjacking took place at around 9:45 p.m. on January 11, 2018, in the 600 block of E. Fourth Street. The suspects were described as two black males, with bandanas over their faces, armed with handguns. The vehicle...
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