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.
ALTON - With the conjunction of The Sierra Club , the cities of Alton, Wood River and East Alton and the Riverbend Growth Association , local business leaders, residents as well as the CEO of the Dynegy power company were all invited to the Jacoby Arts Center for a town hall forum....
With the conjunction of The Sierra Club, the cities of Alton, Wood River and East Alton and the Riverbend Growth Association, local business leaders, residents as well as the CEO of the Dynegy power company were all invited to the Jacoby Arts Center for a town hall forum.
Beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday,...
DOW, ILL. - Although the weather was quite snowy, there was plenty of coffee, treats and fascinating tales of migratory birds and mammals that have been rehabilitated, release or currently reside at the facilities of TreeHouse Wildlife Center.
Every weekend from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Januar...
ALTON - After a more-wet-than-white Christmas, many residents around the area have regarded this winter as uncharacteristic to what they imagine the season to be.
Fortunately for those who love the fluffy white snowflakes, the first accumulating snowfall is making its way into the area...
ALTON/EDWARDSVILLE - At approximately 9:59 CST this Saturday evening, there is a chance that one or several Americans nationwide will be holding their ticket to unimaginable riches— and one of those lucky people could be someone in the River Bend.
As the Powerball prize raises...
BETHALTO - After the match against Quincy Notre Dame High School that ended Civic Memorial High School junior Allie Troeckler’s freshman season, coming out and winning this game 50-45 at the final buzzer in her junior year was nothing short of sweet.
“It feels really...
ALTON - The defense of the Marquette Catholic High School Explorers and the Nokomis High School Lady Redskins were quite a match for this Thursday night’s contest.
Fortunately for the Explorers and their home crowd, they could roll with the punches and adjust where necessary...
GRAFTON - Hundreds poured into the small confines of the Grafton City Hall building in hopes to rally in support for Mayor Tom Thompson after a 5-1 motion to bring in the attorney general to investigate the last six year’s of Grafton’s mayoral office at Dec. 18’s meeting....
ALTON - Tuesday’s girls basketball game between the Marquette Catholic High School Explorers and the Carrollton High School Lady Hawks simply came down to one pivotal attribute late in the game - confidence.
The Explorers maintained a heavy lead throughout the night, eventually...
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