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, ...

State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) joined officials from the state of Illinois and the Illinois Department of ...

WHITTINGTON — It’s been a long and winding road to this point. At one time, Rend Lake Resort was a beehive of activity, drawing tourists from Chicago and Metro East St. Louis to Southern Illinois.

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, Ill. (KFVS) - Potential bidders for the Rend Lake Resort are required to attend meeting on Thursday as the state of Illinois seeks a new vendor(s) to run the site. The conference for Rend ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking a new operator for the resort at Rend Lake in Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area, located near Whittington in Franklin County. This is an ...

Barricades are seen in December 2016 behind the entrance sign for Rend Lake Resort. The state closed the resort that month and was seeking bids from vendors who could reopen the tourist destination.

WHITTINGTON — The state is moving closer to selecting a contractor to oversee upgrades to the Rend Lake Resort and Conference Center and related amenities at the Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area that ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WHITTINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Department ...