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 - Despite the intense heat that often comes with the beginning of September, the Alton High School girls tennis team hit the courts in a battle with the ladies of Jersey Community High School .
In the match that took place at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the home of the Redbirds,...
EDWARDSVILLE- With the help of Ameren and Southern Illinois University Facilities Management , power to the SIUE campus has been restored as of 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1 .
All classes will go on as scheduled and all campus operations have been resumed.
The university alerted...
EDWARDVILLE- College students attending morning classes at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville were shocked to see that the electricity across campus had totally ceased around 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1 .
At 9:13 a.m., SIUE sent out an emergency alert to all students and faculty regardin...
ALTON - Southern rock and roll superstars Lynyrd Skynyrd will hit the stage this weekend at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at the Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater .
Known for their classic American rock anthems such as “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Freebird” and “Simple...
ALTON - Food lovers from all across the region came out between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. enjoy the first Alton Food Truck Festival on Saturday at the Liberty Bank Alton Riverfront Amphitheater .
“Today’s turnout is simply amazing,” Rebecca Ryan, Event Coordinator for the...
ALTON - The drinks were flowing and the audience was filled with laughter at the first Men of the Riverbend Benefit Fundraising Auction beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Riverbender.com Community Center .
The entire event was organized by Riverbender.com Community Center’s...
The drinks were flowing and the audience was filled with laughter at the first Men of the Riverbend Benefit Fundraising Auction beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Riverbender.com Community Center . ...
The Rock Island High School Rocks travelled down to Public School Stadium to face off against the Alton High School Redbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015.
ALTON - The Rock Island High School Rocks were too much for the Alton High School Redbirds football team at both team's opening game Friday at Public School Stadium in Alton.
In the season opener, Alton began the night with a high moral; plenty of fans in the “Bird’s Nest”...
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