Madelaine Gerard is a Staff Writer and Photographer for RiverBender.com.
Born in Alton, Gerard has always been a native of the Riverbend. After attending Bethalto Community District No. 8 schools, she went on to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where she received her BA in Mass Communications. She is currently working toward her Master's degree.
In her free time, Gerard loves to binge-watch television shows on Netflix, go to the movies, and look at funny cat pictures on the Internet.
EDWARDSVILLE - What do films like “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,” “Psycho” and “Shutter Island” have in common? Each of the films contain fictional characters who suffer with mental illness.
Through his research, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s...
EDWARDSVILLE - From Paris to Ferguson, Mo. issues of race, police brutality and other tensions have been showcased throughout the world. As part of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Mass Communications’ “Diversity Amidst Adversity” series, French journalist,...
CALHOUN/GREENE/JERSEY/MACOUPIN COUNTIES – Election Day has come and gone, and throughout Calhoun, Greene, Jersey and Macoupin Counties in Illinois, several area politicians have been named to new positions.
View some of the election results from these counties by reading below:
CALHOUN...
MADISON COUNTY - The following are a select list of election results from around Madison County, courtesy of Madison County Clerk Debra Ming-Mendoza:
The proposed 1 percent sales tax increase to benefit education within the county has been voted down with over 22,100 votes.
ALTON
Alton...
MADISON COUNTY - Election results are rolling in by the minute. Keep checking in to RiverBender.com for up-to-the-minute election result updates.
City
Village
Alhambra
For Mayor
Jeffrey Hurst
For...
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CIVIC MEMORIAL 10, COLLINSVILLE 9: A run in the bottom of the sixth was enough to give Civic Memorial a 10-9 win over Collinsville at Bethalto Sports Complex Monday.
The Eagles improved to 6-3 on the year, while the Kahoks fell to 4-6.
Brandon Carpenter led CM with a 2-for-4 da...
GRANITE CITY 8-5, ROXANA 7-14: Granite City traveled to Roxana for a Saturday doubleheader with the Shells, the teams splitting the twin bill; the Warriors won the opener 8-7 while the Shells took the nightcap 14-5. The Warriors went to 3-6 on the year, the Shells 5-7.
Granite City rallied wit...
ALTON - Families with children of all ages were invited to experience a "egg-citing" time Friday night at the RiverBender.com Community Center, located at 200 W Third St. in Alton.
Though the center hosts its Open Play event from 6 to 10 p.m. each Friday for both members and non-members i...
ROXANA - The Roxana Junior High School eighth grade girls volleyball team finished their season with an astounding 23-2 record.
Over the past two seasons, the team has developed a record of 43 wins and only 5 losses. The Shells were declared conference champions, took the top spot at the Regional...
EDWARDSVILLE – Legendary UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers’ player Kareem Abdul-Jabba r received a warm welcome to the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
The basketball superstar was featured as the guest of honor at Thursday’s highly anticipated fundraiser for...
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