Rend Lake, managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, is the second-largest man-made lake in Illinois, with 19,000 acres of water, 162 miles of shoreline and 20,000 acres of land. More than 3 million ...

INA, IL (WSIL) -- A new habitat was built and set up to give a group of birds a comfortable new home on Thursday in southern Illinois. The Rend Lake Army Corps of Engineers partnered with Ameren ...

Rend Lake is a 13 mile-long, 3 mile-wide southern Illinois reservoir in Franklin and Jefferson Counties near Benton, Illinois. The lake contains 18,900 acres of water, stores 185,000 acre feet of ...

BENTON, Ill. (KFVS) - The Wine & Art Festival at Rend Lake is returning to southern Illinois. According to a release from the Rend Lake Conservancy District, the festival has been a favorite for wine, ...

A $26.4 million renovation project is underway at the Rend Lake Resort facilities at Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Some locations on Rend Lake will be closed during the firearm deer hunting seasons in Illinois. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake, some ...

BENTON, Ill. -- The Rend Lake Conservancy District will either lease its golf course, restaurant and hotel to an outside company or cut back resort operations, officials say. A decision will be made ...

INA, ILLINOIS (WSIL) -- Rend Lake College and Deaconess Illinois have teamed up for a big announcement. Deaconess Illinois is donating $250,000 to the Rend Lake College Foundation for its "The Game ...

BENTON — Some Southern Illinois cities are out of water, schools and businesses were closed, several communities are under boil orders and many residents are being asked to conserve water after a ...

Illinois’ largest lakes hide an intricate world of reptiles that few visitors ever notice. Beneath calm surfaces and along ...

BENTON, Ill. (AP) -- Southern Illinois residents can drink tap water again without pursing their lips in distaste. The rollover of Rend Lake, which happens about twice a year, finished Monday, ...

WHITTINGTON, Ill. • The state is seeking a new operator for a southern Illinois conference center and resort that was closed last year due to safety concerns. Illinois Department of Natural Resources ...