BENTON - Recent rains have proven just the drink for a thirsty Rend Lake. Lake levels are high enough to open at least one boat ramp previously closed because of low water, the U.S. Army Corps of ...

INA, Ill. (WSIL) -- Rend Lake officials are giving us an update to a boat ramp which is being built. The Rend Lake Visitor’s Center said concrete has been poured for the new Jackie Branch boat ramp.

As a kid, I distinctly remember driving past a certain hidden lake in Illinois on our annual road trip from Chicago to ...

BENTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rend Lake Project, will temporarily close public access to the Dam West Boat Ramp and Recreation Area from 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, through 3 p.m. Friday May ...

Benton, Ill. (KFVS) - Local experts want to emphasize water awareness if you plan on boating this holiday weekend. “Throughout the year, we are always educating people about safety, but specifically ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Rend Lake Dam West Boat Ramp will be temporarily closed on Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2 from sunrise to 3 p.m. on both days. According to the U.S. Army Corps of ...

BENTON, Ill. (KFVS) - According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Jackie Branch Boat Ramp at Rend Lake will be closed while crews make the facilities more accessible. The ramp will be closed ...