SOUTHERN Ill. (KFVS) - A $26.4 million renovation project is underway at the Rend Lake Resort facilities at Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area. The project is a partnership between the Illinois ...

A once-popular southern Illinois destination for anglers and hunters from northern parts of the state is expected to reopen in 2027, a progress report by DNR and area lawmakers suggests. Rend Lake ...

WHITTINGTON— Join us for the 24th Annual Wine & Art Festival at Rend Lake, a long-standing favorite for wine lovers, art enthusiasts, and music fans. Hours will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and ...

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news in Chicago. She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ...

FOX LAKE, Ill. (WLS) -- Two Lake County, Illinois parents have been arrested and accused of keeping their children and animals in filthy living conditions. Authorities say a tip from an online cloud ...

Eliza Taggart Davies of Lake Forest, IL, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2025, at Lake Forest Place retirement nursing facility. She was born on November 29, 1932, in New York, NY. Eliza earned a ...

Authorities in Illinois have identified 14-year-old Kyle Williams, a Milwaukee boy, as the drowning victim recovered Friday, July 25, in Lake Michigan. Law enforcement in Lake County undertook a ...

Here’s how DraftKings at Casino Queen RV Park performed in Tripadvisor’s ranking of the best value campsites in Illinois for 2025. Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat If you’re planning your ...

A recent ranking of the best campgrounds found in the Midwestern United States highlighted a southern Illinois spot as one of the most scenic getaways in the region. Located in Pope County near Lake ...

The boys were near the water’s edge when one fell in, and both went into the lake, Illinois officials say. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 12-year-old boy died after falling into a lake at a campground in ...

McDonald's announces plans to hire 375,000 workers with Trump Labor secretary The power princesses taking the reins of Europe’s royal houses Great Lakes' $7 billion fishing industry may get a reprieve ...

One side of Earth is rapidly getting colder than the other A real-estate tycoon’s San Diego exit is turning the city upside down Brooke Shields laughs off "Today" chair mishap with Jenna Bush Hager: ...