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WVLI News Update

WVLI Podcast Network

Stay informed with "WVLI News Update", the podcast that reports on local news stories with expert analysis and engaging commentary. Join Rob West, as he explores the political, economic, and social factors shaping the Kankakee area. Listen everyday, at your convenience, for all your local news.Subscribe to WVLI News Update podcast, or listen at wvli927.com and click On-Air. New episodes drop every morning! It’s all part of the new WVLI Podcast Network.

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6:32

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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2025/12/31

Peotone Police look for help to identify a burglarPeotone Police are looking for help to identify the person responsible for a burglary to the Circle K gas station in Peotone. In a Facebook post, officials say it happened in the early morning hours last Saturday morning and the suspect forcibly broke open a door to get inside. There's no word on what was taken during the burglary. Photos of the suspect are on the Peotone Police Department Facebook page. They ask anyone with information about ...

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7:22

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

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2025/12/30

Fire displaces family of fourKankakee Fire Department personnel were called out to a house fire in the 13-hundred block of South Kensington Avenue last night. According to reports, the call came in about 8:30 last night with a report of fire on the first floor of the home and four people trapped on the second floor. Kankakee Fire, with the help of other departments contained the fire within 20 minutes and all four people were rescued from the second floor without injury. The cause of the fire...

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5:10

Monday, December 29, 2025

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2025/12/29

Rough weather spawns Sunday tornadoesThe old adage "if you don't like the weather, hang around a little bit, it'll change" is certainly something we've experienced here in the last 24 hours or so. Sunday brought near 70 degree temperatures and rain, with a high temp yesterday of 66 degrees recorded about three yesterday afternoon at the Greater Kankakee Airport. There was also about an inch of rain recorded yesterday at the airport. Then there was a series of tornado warnings issued for Kanka...

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6:28

Friday, December 26, 2025

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2025/12/26

Arrest reportedly made following a fire in Kankakee WednesdayKankakee City Fire Department personnel were called out to a home in the one-thousand block of East Maple on Christmas Eve for a garage fire. When they got there they found heavy fire coming from the detached garage that belonged to a vacant house. The fire was put out quickly and reports are one person was arrested by Police on suspicion of arson. Sprinklers help contain Beecher fireFirefighters from the Beecher Fire Protection D...

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9:29

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

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2025/12/24

Firefighter reported injured battling Tuesday evening blazeThere are reports of a firefighter being injured while battling a fire in Essex last night. Few details are available, but what we do know is Essex fire was called to a house fire on Kody Alan Drive in Braidwood Tuesday evening. It's thought a firefighter fell through the floor of the home and had to be rescued. We'll have more details for you as they become available. Crime Stopper Tip of the WeekLocal law enforcement officials are l...

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7:16

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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2025/12/23

UPDATES 12/23/25 10:30am Kankakee Police update weekend homicide Kankakee City Police released more information today about that shooting Sunday evening that took the life of a 35-year-old Kankakee man. In a press release, City Police say Travis L. Hayes and another man allegedly tried to force their way into an apartment in the 12-hundred block of East Oak Street just before six Sunday night. The press release says Hayes was armed with a shotgun and the 47-year-old man who lived in the ...

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6:47

Monday, December 22, 2025

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2025/12/22

Man shot/killed Sunday evening Kankakee City Police are investigating after a man was shot to death in the City Sunday evening. In a press release, City Police say it was just before six last night when they were called to the 12-hundred block of East Oak Street for a report of shots fired. The caller told dispatchers someone was trying to break into his apartment and he had shot at them. When they got there, City Police say they found a 35-year-old man lying outside the apartment where ...

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10:23

SPECIAL REPORT: Gayla Peevey, Vocalist: “I Want a...

WVLI News Update ·

2025/12/19

🎙️ Listen to Bill Dyche’s exclusive interview with Gayla Peevey, the iconic voice behind “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.”

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7:36

Friday, December 19, 2025

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2025/12/19

Lawyers for man convicted of Delphi murders files appealAttorneys for the man convicted of the Delphi murders have filed an appeal. Richard Allen was found guilty last year of the 2017 murders of Libby German and Abby Williams. Allen's attorneys have filed a 113-page brief appealing the conviction with the Indiana Court of Appeals. They argue that the search of Allen's home was unconstitutional, his confessions during confinement were inadmissible, and that the defense team ...

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7:04

Thursday, December 18, 2025

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2025/12/18

IL GOP on possible Madigan pardon Illinois' Republican Congress members are asking President Trump to not pardon former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. In a letter this week to Trump, U.S. Representative Mike Bost, Darin LaHood, and Mary Miller said pardoning the Chicago Democrat "would send a dangerous message that public officials can betray the public trust with impunity." Madigan filed a clemency petition with the Office of the Pardon Attorney. He is current...

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7:45

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

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2025/12/17

Bradley Police make arrest in October incidentBradley Police report additional arrests in an incident where shots were fired in the Village back in October. In a press release, Bradley Police say it was just after three in the afternoon on October second when they were called to a home on South Jefferson Avenue for a reported burglary where shots had been fired. Two people were arrested that day after an alleged illegal pot growing operation was found in the garage of the house. The investiga...

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7:48

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

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2025/12/16

Winter plowing cost Bourbonnais some $130,000 so far this winterAt last night's Bourbonnais Village Board meeting, Village Public Works Director Terry Memenga gave an update on Village efforts to keep the streets clear so far this winter. Memenga said keeping the roads clear this winter has so far cost the Village about 130-thousand dollars. I57/Rte 54 interchange to be closed overnights starting tonightThe I-57, Route 54 interchange at Onarga will be closed for three nights in ...

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5:51

Monday, December 15, 2025

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2025/12/15

Powerball rolls over, againMonday night's Powerball drawing is worth more than a billion dollars. No one matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing, so the already massive jackpot jumped again and now stands at one-point-one billion. The cash option on that works out to more than 503 million dollars but the odds of winning the grand prize are astronomical at around one in 292 million. Notable Night Sky NewsTime now to find out what's happening overhead this week. With ...

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8:08

Friday, December 12, 2025

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2025/12/12

Emil Jones evades prosecutionState Senator Emil Jones the Third is striking a deal with prosecutors. The Chicago Democrat agreed to a deferred prosecution deal that will leave him with no conviction. As part of the agreement, he must admit to certain illegal conduct and pay a fine. Jones was set for retrial next month on bribery charges. His first trial in April ended in a mistrial after the jury couldn't reach a verdict on three criminal counts. Jones was accus...

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8:05

Thursday, December 11, 2025

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2025/12/11

State unemployment steadyIllinois' unemployment rate remains steady. The state Department of Employment Security says the state's jobless rate in September was unchanged at four-point-four-percent. Non-farm payroll jobs decreased by 22-hundred. Herscher Police "lock your doors"Herscher Police are asking area residents to make sure they lock their doors. In a Facebook post, Herscher Police Chief Kurt Quick says due to recent burglaries in Clifton and surrounding communitie...

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7:31

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

WVLI News Update ·

2025/12/10

Crime Stoppers Tip of the WeekThere's been a rash of motor vehicle thefts in Kankakee County recently. With our Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week, here's Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski. Tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and could result in a cash reward. FDA issues cookie dough recallThe FDA is issuing its highest consumer risk warning for a cookie dough. Doughy brand chocolate chip cookie dough was recalled last month by Hudson River Food...

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6:25

SPECIAL REPORT: Village of Bradley Signs Deal for...

WVLI News Update ·

2025/12/09

It is official: The Village of Bradley is partnering with global toy giant Mattel to bring iconic brands like Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Fisher-Price to a new water park development along I-57. In this WVLI New Update Special Report, we sit down with Bradley Mayor Mike Watson to break down the massive sub-license agreement with Project Play Holdings LLC. Mayor Watson reveals how this partnership transforms the project from a local facility into a regional "Mattel Wonder" destination intended to ...

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9:32

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

WVLI News Update ·

2025/12/09

Mattel coming to the Village of Bradley’s waterpark Mattel, the toy manufacturer behind such iconic brands as Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Fisher-Price, will be a big part of the waterpark the Village of Bradley plans to break ground on next year. A resolution to sign a sub-license agreement between Bradley and Project Play Holdings LLC to use Mattel brands on the new waterpark was passed at last night’s village board meeting. Mayor Mike Watson explains what this means. Mayor Watson says the...

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6:42

Monday, December 8, 2025

WVLI News Update ·

2025/12/08

Notable Night Sky NewsTime now to find out what's happening overhead this week. With a look at our Notable Night Sky News, here's Madeline Shepley - Astronomy Professor and Director of the Strickler Planetarium at Olivet Powerball jackpot climbsThe Powerball jackpot is on a roll for the holidays. No one matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing so Monday's jackpot is now worth an estimated 875-million dollars. Lottery officials say that ranks as the seventh biggest in ...

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10:23

Friday, December 5, 2025

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2025/12/05

Park Forest Police Officer Passes Away The Park Forest Police Department is mourning the passing of a beloved officer. Park Forest Detective Tim Jones has died, nearly a decade after he was shot in the line of duty in March 2016. He was 24 years old at the time of the shooting, which left him paralyzed. The department praised Jones, saying he "will always be an inspiration and a reminder of the power of strength, faith, and the unwavering support of family and loved ones." ...

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