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.
CHARLESTON - Gillespie’s Chaz Oberkfell won two state titles and earned all-state honors in a third event Saturday, May 30, at the IHSA Class 1A Boys State Track and Field Meet, taking first in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters and placing eighth in the 800. Oberkfell captured the 1A 1,600 in 4:14.66,...
CHARLESTON - This is a wrap-up of the IHSA 2A and 3A Boys State Track and Field Prelims on Friday, May 29, 2026. IHSA Class 2A Jersey's Bradley Tueth was one of the area headliners on Friday, May 29, 2026, at the IHSA 2A Boys State Track and Field Meet prelims. He placed fourth in the prelims...
CHARLESTON - Senior track and field star Tullio Zamperi is no stranger to statewide competitions, as he has represented the Eagles in both state track and field and cross country events. On Friday, May 29, 2026, Zamperi delivered a dazzling performance in the 800-meter prelims, posting a sixth-place...
CHARLESTON — Civic Memorial junior Glenn Collins advanced to the boys' 800-meter final Friday, May 29, 2026, after finishing second in the prelims at the IHSA Class 2A State Track and Field Meet in Charleston with a time of 1 minute, 54.35 seconds. Collins trailed only Waterloo’s Luke...
CHARLESTON - Gillespie's Chaz Oberkfell led area qualifiers in the IHSA 1A State Boys Track and Field on Thursday, advancing in the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and he is listed in the finals of the 3,200-meter run. Oberkfell qualified in eighth place in the 800 meters with a time of 1:58.25 on Thursday....
CHARLESTON — Gillespie distance runner Chaz Oberkfell put himself in position for a strong finish at the IHSA Class 1A Boys State Track and Field Meet by posting the fastest qualifying time in the 1,600 meters Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Eastern Illinois University. Oberkfell ran 4 minutes, 23.6...
EDWARDSVILLE - Metro East Lutheran’s Jack Shank delivered one of the top performances in the IHSA Class 1A Boys state track and field preliminaries Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Charleston, running a personal-record 4 minutes, 26.41 seconds in the 1,600 meters to advance to the finals in fourth...
CHARLESTON — Father McGivney Catholic’s boys 4x800-meter relay team advanced to the IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field finals after placing 11th in the preliminaries Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Charleston, with the team saying its main objective was to qualify for Saturday’s final....
ALTON - Marquette Catholic held a state-finals send-off Wednesday morning, May 27, 2026, for students Jack Beaber and Hubert Allen as they prepared to compete this week in state events representing the school. As part of the school’s tradition, both athletes received a rosary and a blessing...
EDWARDSVILLE — Albert Lee Zigler was ordered to be held in the Madison County Jail pending trial after appearing Wednesday before Judge Hackett for a detention hearing in the 1993 murder of Randy Gail Sperino of Granite City. Hackett ruled that Zigler should remain jailed until trial in the...
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