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

FRANKLIN COUNTY (WSIL) -- The $17.5 million renovation of the Rend Lake Resort in Franklin County will get underway in 2023. The funding will be used to renovate the conference center, restaurant, ...

WHITTINGTON (WSIL) -- Once a popular destination drawing people from St. Louis and Chicago for weekend get aways on the water Rend Lake Resort has sat empty for almost four years. If you were to walk ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Governor JB Pritzker announced millions of dollars in funding to renovate the Rend Lake Resort in southern Illinois. He said the renovation will get underway in 2023 ...

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 ...

WHITTINGTON - After more than four decades in the hotel and restaurant business, it would seem that John Reilly might be looking for a slower pace and a lower gear. Instead, it's quite the contrary ...

SPRINGFIELD — When state lawmakers voted on bipartisan lines in 2019 to double Illinois’ motor fuel tax and raise several driving-related fees, it laid the groundwork for a $45 billion infrastructure ...

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 ...

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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. Rend Lake, a reservoir in Jefferson and ...

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 ...