REND LAKE, Ill. - The Army Corps of Engineers announced 20-percent of the campgrounds run by the Corps at Rend Lake will be closed from April-October 2008. Corps leaders point to "flat-to-declining ...

INA, Ill. -- A popular recreation spot in southern Illinois is welcoming campers to come out and enjoy the outdoors this fall. The Rend Lake Project Office/Visitor Center is alerting the public there ...

As of Friday, October 3, Haynes Street in Neelyville is under a boil water advisory until further notice. Franklin County According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, there will be a planned water ...

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 ...

With a budget slashed even deeper than expected, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake will close for the season several popular recreation areas including a campground and one of two beaches, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Check out our Interactive Fishing Maps! BENTON, Ill. Standing at 18,900 acres, Rend Lake in Southern Illinois is a pretty well known largemouth bass lake for most anglers in the Midwest. What's not as ...

In many lakes, crappie fishing quickly comes to an end following the spawning season. At the sprawling Rend Lake in Southern Illinois, however, crappie fishing is a year-round activity. You can just ...