REND LAKE, Ill. (KFVS) - Due to the shelter-in-place order in effect in Illinois, campgrounds and many day use areas at Rend Lake will stay closed until further notice. As a result, all camping ...

REND LAKE (WSIL) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is extending facility closures at Rend Lake as Illinois' stay-at-home order continues. All Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) ...

REND LAKE (WSIL) — Thousands spent Saturday night at the fourth annual trick-or-treat event at Rend Lake Campground. Kids dressed in costumes and walked to different camp-sites which were decorated ...

More than 3 million people visit Rend Lake each year. One of the highlights of the Rend Lake complex is Wayne Fitzgerald State Park, maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, which ...

BENTON - Rend Lake's South Marcum Recreational Area will be open again next week, officials announced Tuesday. Budget shortfalls had forced the closure of the area, which includes South Marcum ...

BENTON, Ill. (KFVS) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning drivers of an upcoming road closure in southern Illinois. According to a release, Rend Lake Dam Road will be closed from September 30 ...

A father drowned heroically while trying to rescue two girls from an Illinois lake Friday. Their lake trip took a turn for the worse when storms blew in choppy waters. Friday evening, a storm hit ...

SESSER, Ill. -- Officials from the Rend Lake coal mine near this Southern Illinois town said Monday they will cut production in the months ahead, either by trimming the hours the mine operates or ...