FRANKLIN COUNTY (WSIL) - The building formerly known as the Artisan Center, near Rend Lake in Franklin County, will soon have a new name. The building is being purchased by the Rend Lake Conservancy ...

Rend Lake Resort near Benton and Sesser area is a popular spot for those wishing to get away without a lot of travel time and expense. Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park in Southern Illinois is the location ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - The former Artisan Center at Rend Lake State Park may soon have a new owner and purpose. According to Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler, the Senate voted to approve an ...

BENTON, Ill. (KFVS) - After the fireworks are over, you can still enjoy summer fun at Rend Lake’s annual Beach Blast. On Sunday, July 6, folks can head out to South Sandusky Beach for activities for ...

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TRAVEL REND LAKE - Plan your vacation at the Rend Lake Resort and Conference Center, located in Wayne Fitzgerald State Park in Whittington, Ill. For lodging, try the boatels (in this photo) with a ...

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 ...

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 at the board's ...

BENTON - The only thing sinking faster than the water level at a rain-parched Rend Lake in August is the amount of proposed federal funding for the lake, one of the region's top tourist attractions ...

WHITTINGTON, Ill. -- The Rend Lake Conservancy District board named engineer and Colorado utilities manager Keith Thomason as its new general manager Tuesday. The board unanimously picked Thomason to ...

WHITTINGTON, Ill. -- The general manager of a conservancy that supplies water to much of Southern Illinois was fired Monday for allegedly mishandling nearly $500,000 of the conservancy's money on ...