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.
PEORIA, Ill. – The IHSA State Cross Country Finals held at Detweiller Park proved challenging for local teams in Class 1A on Saturday, as both the girls' and boys' races concluded. In the girls' race, Father McGivney finished 21st out of 30 teams. The team's top finisher was Jane...
PEORIA — The Civic Memorial Eagles' Max Weber achieved his goal and more at the Class 2A Cross Country State Finals held Saturday at Detweiller Park, finishing 13th with a time of 14:48. Weber aimed to secure an All-State finish and place in the top 25, but surpassed those expectations...
GODFREY - At 10:49 a.m. Sunday, the Godfrey Fire Department responded to a garage fire on the 3100 Block of Ron Drive. Firefighters arrived to find a fire that posed a significant risk of spreading to the adjacent home. The department reported that the fire was extinguished using only the tank...
ROXANA — Tolono Unity's commanding first-half performance set the tone for a 44-31 victory over Roxana in the first round of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 3A football playoffs on Saturday at Charles Raich Field. The Rockets received the opening kickoff. Roxana's defense...
BELLEVILLE - Dierre Hill, Jr., ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns as Belleville Althoff Catholic won its IHSA Class 1A playoff opener 60-0 over Dupo Friday night at George Martz Field. The Crusaders went to 10-0 on the season with the win, and advance to the second round next week against...
CLASS 3A In the Civic Memorial regional final, Effingham defeated the host Eagles 25-17, 25-21. The Flaming Hearts are now 30-7, while CM ends its season at 20-14. Bella Thien had another strong game with six kills and Ogden and Jeffery added three and two kills each. Jeffery had three...
ALTON - A semi-truck delivering products to Dollar General became stuck in the grass in front of the store at 2901 Homer Adams Parkway in Alton on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The incident occurred when the driver inadvertently pulled the vehicle too far forward during the delivery process. The truck...
ALTON – Edwardsville took advantage of critical errors by Belleville West to secure a 2-1 victory in the semifinal of the Alton Class 3A Sectional Tournament on Tuesday at Public School Stadium. Edwardsville's Madj Hamad scored the first goal after Belleville West's goalkeeper Jacob...
ALTON —The Alton Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 500 block of Main Street on Tuesday evening. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the house. In response to the situation, a box alarm was activated, prompting assistance from the East Alton...
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