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 — 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...
VENICE - Venice Police Department responded Tuesday afternoon to a reported shooting at the intersection of Market Street and Selb Street in Venice. Officers arriving at the scene found a victim who had been shot inside a vehicle. EMS personnel transported the victim by ambulance to a hospital...
Illinois State Police, working alongside the Venice Police Department, are investigating a shooting that unfolded Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Market Street and Selb Street.
ALTON — A man possibly armed with a weapon surrendered peacefully to Alton police Tuesday afternoon, May 26, 2026, after officers responded to the area behind My Just Desserts at 31 East Broadway in Alton. Several police officers responded to the call about the man on Broadway as onlookers...
EDWARDSVILLE/GRANITE CITY - Madison County prosecutors on Friday, May 22, 2026, charged Albert Lee “Buddy” Zigler, 70, with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the 1993 killing of Randy Gail Sperino, a case that authorities said had remained unresolved for more than three...
ALTON — The 21st Annual Sunset Memorial Day ceremony was held May 23, 2026, in Alton, bringing together local officials, veterans, students, and community members to honor those who died in military service. The event featured a welcome and closing remarks by Bob Baird, a presentation of colors...
CHARLESTON - Triad’s 4x100-meter relay team of Ava Gallia, Addie Field, Izzy Stein, and Sophia Schardan won the state championship and set a state record with a time of 46.87 on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Gallia said returning to the relay this season was a goal she...
CHARLESTON — Triad relied on strong sprint and hurdle performances Saturday, May 24, 2026, to win the IHSA Class 2A Girls State Track and Field Championship, scoring 43 points to finish ahead of Danville’s 36 at the state meet. Chicago South Shore scored 34 points, Eureka had 33, and...
CHARLESTON - Sophie Shapiro of Edwardsville returned Saturday, May 23, 2026, from the IHSA Class 3A State Girls Track and Field Meet with four medals, including a state title in the 300-meter hurdles. She said sharing the team championship with Homewood-Flossmoor was what made her most proud of th...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville tied Homewood-Flossmoor for the IHSA Class 3A girls state track and field championship on Saturday, May 23, 2026, with both teams finishing with 76 points, capping a day in which the Tigers kept pace with one of the state’s top programs through a series of key finishes....
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