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.
CALHOUN/GREENE/MACOUPIN/JERSEY - Results are in throughout the area and as the polls close and the final votes are counted, several politicians will be headed to serve the public in various seats and positions around the region. Though the General Election is over, this is just the beginning...
MADISON COUNTY - As of 7 p.m. on this General Election Day , the polls are officially closed and the results will begin rolling in by the minute. Stay updated with up-to-the-minute results on RiverBender.com by viewing the article below.
Congressional District
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CALHOUN COUNTY - As of 7 p.m. on this General Election Day , the polls are officially closed and the results will begin rolling in by the minute. Stay updated with up-to-the-minute results in Calhoun County on RiverBender.com by viewing the article below.
Congressional District...
JERSEY COUNTY - As of 7 p.m. on this General Election Day , the polls are officially closed and the results will begin rolling in by the minute. Stay updated with up-to-the-minute results in Jersey County on RiverBender.com by viewing the article below.
For State Senator...
GREENE COUNTY - As of 7 p.m. on this General Election Day , the polls are officially closed and the results will begin rolling in by the minute. Stay updated with up-to-the-minute results in Greene County on RiverBender.com by viewing the article below.
For State Senator...
ALTON - In arguably one of the most important General Elections in American history, people from around the area will be heading to polling places to cast their votes for the next President of the United States of America .
Voters will express their constitutional right to cast their...
EDWARDSVILLE - Students from Leclaire Elementar y put down the textbooks and explored the world of art in their Fine Arts Day celebration Thursday, Oct. 27.
Classes got out from behind their dance to express themselves in several different ways through singing, dancing and much more.
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SEE VIDEO OF CALHOUN VS. BRIDGEPORT RED HILL BELOW:
HARDIN - In Saturday afternoon's IHSA Class 1A playoff battle against Red Hill High School, the Saluki's bark was a lot bigger than its bite as the Hardin-Calhoun Warriors blanked their opponents 22-0.
With red and blac...
Calhoun travels to top-ranked Oswego for the IHSA Class 1A State Football Playoffs next after 22-0 victory over Bridgeport Red Hill on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016.
ALTON – A car collided with another vehicle at Golf Road and Homer Adams Parkway around 1 p.m. on Friday and one person was injured and transported to a hospital.
Alton Fire Department, Alton Police Department and Alton Memorial Hospital Ambulance all responded to the incident....
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