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WIVR News Updates
Former ONU student identified
We have the name now of that former Olivet student, accused of making threatening statements against the University earlier this week. In a Facebook post, Bourbonnais Police say Urbana Police arrested Boston Brooks Monday for allegedly making a terrorist threat against ONU. Brooks had a bond hearing in Urbana Court Wed...
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Wilmington Cops Dropped Off an Immigrant in Kankakee Instead of Arresting Him
Wilmington police allegedly dropped off a Venezuelan immigrant in Kankakee, instead of arresting him, after he allegedly tried to get into multiple Wilmington homes. Media reports say the man told a woman in one home at the time that he was an immigrant and needed help that the government was not providing and he has ...
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Judge Rules Boshears Can Have a Second Trial
In Will County Court Tuesday, Judge David Carlson ruled that prosecutors can charge Jeremy Boshears in a second trial for the 2017 death of 24 year old Katie Kearns of New Lenox. In his first trial, Boshears was convicted of killing Kearns at the Joliet Outlaws Club then putting her body in her SUV and stashing the ve...
9h ago
Bradley Police Arrest Alleged Hammer Wielding Man in Domestic Dispute
Bradley police were called to a domestic incident last night in the 1500 block of Northfield Meadows Blvd. Upon arrival officers found multiple people at the home where a man and a woman had been attacked allegedly by Robert A. Miller of Bourbonnais. According to police it began with an argument between two people wh...
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Wilmington Woman Facing Additional Charges of Agg Battery to Police
A Wilmington woman who was stopped by Will County Sheriff's police on Rt. 113 near I-55 on March 28th for a broken windshield, and ended up being arrested on an outstanding warrant, is also now facing charges of aggravated battery to police. Deputies, after being told she was going to be taken into custody on the warr...
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Threat Against ONU Averted Thanks to Student
A Student at Olivet Nazarene University may have prevented a tragedy when they reported to school officials Monday that he had been communicating with a former student with a grudge against the school who was making threats against the university and spoke of taking some kind of action today. The school called Bourbo...
Apr 24, 2024
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"Too Cool" Mike Tomano
Mike Tomano in the House!
Road Rangers Grand Opening Celebration
Elvis & Chocolate, What a Combo!
Chocolate Tour was All Shook Up
Fisher Swale Nicholson Eye Center
Bess Jess at the Kankakee County Museum
35th annual “Fill The Bus Toy Drive”
Village of Bradley's 38th annual Lighted Christmas Parade
Denny Case doing his best Ralphie
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Watseka Christmas Parade
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The Halloween Master
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Court Street Ford
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Harold’s Chicken Shack’s Customer Appreciation Day
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A Classic, Rob West
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Prime House Direct Truckload Sale
20 Rib Eyes for just $39.99
Denny Case & Bess Jess in Manteno
Manteno Octoberfest Fun
Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s Walk in Bourbonnais
Bill celebrates Primary Care Provider Month
Riverside Healthcare @ the Kankankee Farmers Market
Buddy Check 22 Veterans Golf Outing
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Riverside Senior Life Fall Festival
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Will County Fair Fun
Will County Fair
Denny Case @ Will Co Fair in Peotone
Riverside Senior Life’s “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” kick off fundraiser
Riverside Senior Life Fun
Fun at the Showman of Showman during the Kankakee County Fair
Love-A-Latte Mini Golf Outing!
Taylor Palooza
Roy wants the Bronco!
Indiana Beach Winner
Fun for the Kids
Fill Up for Freedom
Supporting Our Troops in Rensselaer
Roy Pumping Gas
Helping Military Families
Denny Case @ the New Nana's Cakery Location
Ribbon Cutting in Bradley
Cinnamon Roll Heaven
Nana's Cakery
Patriotic Fun at BFF
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Jess @ BFF parade
Best Friends at the BFF
Battle of the Band Winners
Ringmaster Denny
Building Forever Friendships
Chris kicks off the Party
BFF Kick Off
Bourbonnais Friendship Festival
Filling Dad's Grill
Prime House Direct Truckload Event
Meat & Greet Fun
Family Fun @ Perry Farm Park
Family Fun for All!
Family Night Out
Forest fun in Morris
f-Forest Fest in Morris
Denny the Master of Ceremonies
Groundbreaking on new monument
Ray Olley Memorial Project
New monument to honor our military veterans
Mike & Mike in Newton County
Riverside Healthcare kickoff to Skin Cancer Awareness month
WVLI's Bill Dyche with our Shania Twain ticket winner!
Mother's Day weekend fun with Riverside Healthcare
McDonalds Grand Re-Opening
Prize Wheel was Busy in Beecher
Free Big Macs for 1 Year!
Shania Twain ticket winner
Mike & J.B. talk infrastructure
Etched in Time Grand re-opening
Etched in Time
New Store in West Kankakee
River Country Celebrates Joy's Hallmark's 43rd Anniversary
Joy's Hallmark 43rd Anniversary Fun!
Municipal Bank Grand Re-Opening
Municipal Bank Bourbonnais
Municipal Bank Grand Re-Opening and ribbon cutting
Rob West @ Tholen's
Tholen's Landscape & Garden Center
Spring Flowers @ Tholen's
2023 Village of Bourbonnais Chocolate Tour
Tim "Cracks That Whip!"
The lively Milner Media Chocolate Tour Group
Diggin the 80's
A "Denny" Sandwich
Tribute to John Evans
33rd Annual Fill The Bus Toy Drive
Mike Ruble at the Fill the Bus Toy Drive
The Annual Dugan Family Fill the Bus Toy Drive
Christmas open house @ Tholens' Landscape & Garden Center in Bourbonnais
Registering for the Tholens' Christmas Basket
Christmas Basket Winners
Kia of Bradley Truck or Treat
Jess Entertains Trunk or Treaters
Kids Line Up for Candy
Kia of Bradley Fun
Riverside Healthcare Celebrates Nurse's Day
Celebrating Nurse's Day
Good Boys
Roy @ Best One Tire
Scotty McCreery & Fall Basket Winner
The Best Team @ Best One Tire
A Day with Dads
Tim & Jake
Dads Make a Difference
Dwight Harvest Days Stop #1
Dwight Harvest Days Parade
Aloha from Dwight
Scarecrow Fest Fun
Uplifted Care's 40th Anniversary
Celebrating 40 Years
Uplifted Care's 40th
New Prize Wheel gets a workout
Manteo Octoberbest Fun
The 3 Amigo's
FPS Show Fun
Illinois State Fair VIP's
Kankakee County Fair Fun
Windy City Smokeout
Tim McGraw gives Bess Jess Nieces a Night to Remember
Catfish Days in Wilmington
Is that Animal? No it's Tomano!
Catfish Days Entertainment
WIVR Party Cups Are Here
The Weinermobile
Watseka 4th of July Parade
Roy, Bess Jess and Nieces ready for BFF Parade
Manteno Golf Outing
2022 Business of the Year
Manteno Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner
Election Coverage from Mike Ruble
"LIVE" from Tholen's Spring Open House 4/2/22
Tholen's Spring Open House 4/2/22
Denny & Nancy with Jeff Berns of BBN
International Womens Day
Roy Gregory @ Riverside Healthcare
Roy Gregory at Riverside Healthcare
Denny Case for the Cause
Erika and Denny
Kentland taking Christmas to new hights!
Denny Case with Phil Angelo
Run, Tim, Run!
At the Jingle Bell Run with Denny Case and Tim Milner
Wake N Jake Reunion at the Bradley Parade
Denny Case and Tim Milner
Denny Case and Vicky Ross
Chris Nickles and Sales Rep Jakob
Bess Jess with our 2021 Scarecrow Hollow Entry
Sales Rep Jakob Knox with our 2021 Scarecrow Hollow Entry
Live On-Air Interview During the River Country Morning Show 9/10/21
Bess Jess, Mike Tomano, and Chris Nickles had a guest in the studio 9/10/21
Max Armstrong Sighting!
Anthem Live in the Studio
BFF Sponsor Dinner
Longtime Listener William Weiss
Radio Flyer - Radio Republic
Radio Flyer - Radio Republic
The Steve's Diner Crew
Another Excellent Easter Seals
Treats from Meijer
Denny Case at Kia
Staying Safe with Social Distancing
Chris Nickles in the Morning
Best Dressed Thrill of the Putt
Twinkies
JAWS at the Drive In
The Dugan Family Fill The Bus Stop with Mike Ruble
Dying to be Listened to!
Who you gonna call...?
Denny & Bess Jess
Trunk or Treat!
Denny's Dancing Again!
Bess Jess ready for the "Meat N Greet"
Bess Jess and her New Friends!
Milner Media Out at the Manteno Oktoberfest
Lucky "Spin N Win" Winner
Lucky "Spin N Win" Winners
Jake LaMore Catching up with Friends!
Interviews from Oktoberfest with Denny and Jake
Interviews from Oktoberfest with Denny and Jake
Denny's Mom stopped by!... (and took a pic with Bess Jess)
Hosts with the Most: Denny Case and Jake LaMore
Bess Jess catching up with Friends!
Bess Jess, Jake LaMore, Denny Case, Erika McGrath
Lucky Grand Prize Winner
Erika and Denny Case
Bill Dyche and Carl Maronich
Bill Dyche LIVE from the Kankakee Farmers Market
Bill Dyche LIVE from the Kankakee Farmers Market
Bess Jess & Heather Wagner
Live Remote Broadcast with Jake LaMore & Bess Jess
Bess Jess & Tim Henson
Bess Jess & Randy Irvin
Saturday night after the "Roots & Boots"the Watseka Family Festival 8/28/21
Saturday night after the "Roots & Boots"the Watseka Family Festival 8/28/21
Annual Sock Hop Live Remote Broadcast
Spin N Win at the Sock Hop!
Scott Smith & Bess Jess
Scott with Dr. Jay Nadler -President of Will Co. Fair
WFAV Morning Show Crew with Dr. Jay Nadler
All Star Music Machine at the Will County Fair
Bess Jess with "The Gregs" from Dralle of Peotone
Bess Jess on Stage for the Annual Sock Hop Remote
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3) Tuscon Too Late-Jordan Davis
4) Cab In A Solo-Scotty McCreery
5) Where It Ends-Bailey Zimmerman
6) Wildflowers & Wild Horses-Lainey Wilson
7) Man Made a Bar-Morgan Wallen with Eric Church
8) Take Her Home-Kenny Chesney
9) Halfway to Hell-Jelly Roll
10) Your Place-Ashley Cooke
11) Fearless-Jackson Dean
12) We Don’t Fight Anymore-Chris Stapleton & Carly Pearce
13) Let Your Boys Be Country-Jason Aldean
14) We Ride-Bryan Martin
15) Young Love and Saturday Nights-Chris Young
16) Bulletproof-Nate Smith
17) Can’t Break Up Now-Old Dominion with Megan Moroney
18) I’m Not Pretty-Megan Moroney
19) Burn it Down-Parker McCollum
20) Out of That Truck-Carrie Underwood
21) Love You Again-Chase Matthew
22) Dirt Cheap-Cody Johnson
23) Chevrolet-Dustin Lynch & Jelly Roll
24) One Bad Habit-Tim McGraw
25) Rodeo Man-Garth Brooks & Ronnie Dunn
26) Cowboys and Plowboys-Jon Pardi & Luke Bryan
27) Drinkin’ Problems-Dillon Carmichael
28) She’s Somebody’s Daughter-Drew Baldridge
29) Gonna Love You-Parmalee
30) Dance With You-Brett Young