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 — A large contingent of law enforcement officers gathered at Hawthorne Animal Hospital on Thursday morning to honor Odin, a beloved Alton Police K-9 who died after being shot at a scene at Seventh and Liberty in Alton. Representatives from the Alton Police, the DEA, Madison...
ALTON – The Alton Police Department responded to an apparent attack in the 2300 block of East Broadway Wednesday night. First responders arrived at the scene and located the victim, whose injuries necessitated urgent medical attention. An Arch Medical Helicopter was requested and subsequently...
MADISON COUNTY — At approximately 5:02 a.m. Wednesday morning, Aug. 21, 2024, Madison County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a report of an attempted vehicle theft in the 3100 block of West Chain of Rocks Road. Upon arrival, deputies observed the stolen vehicle fleeing the scene, prompting ...
FOSTERBURG - A single-vehicle crash on I-255 in Madison County resulted in one fatality Tuesday afternoon, according to local authorities. The incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. on the southbound lanes of I-255 near Stutz Road. Police reported that the vehicle veered off the roadway, crashed...
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Commander Nick Novacich was honored Tuesday for his service to the Cross-River Crime Task Force, and Chief Deputy Marcos Pulido of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office was appointed as the new commander of the task force. The ceremony, held in Edwardsville, saw State’...
MADISON COUNTY - Illinois State Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer late Saturday on Interstate 70 in Madison County, Illinois. Troopers responded around 11:26 p.m. Saturday to mile marker 18 on Interstate 70 westbound, where they found a pedestrian...
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Friday that a 20-year-old Collinsville man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in connection with a fatal shooting in the State Park Place area outside Collinsville. Albert Campos of Collinsville received the sentence...
WASHINGTON PARK – The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 6 has arrested Vincent E. Brown, 61, of Belleville, in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this week. Brown faces a charge of First Degree Murder, a Class M Felony. On August 11, 2024, th...
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