WIVR News Updates
Vote by mail card in the mail
Kankakee County Clerk Dan Hendrickson wants you to know that you'll soon be getting a card in the mail from his office. Hendrickson says Illinois law requires his office to send out the card telling registered voters the options you have when it comes to voting by mail If you do plan to vote by mail, Hendrickson says h...
18h ago
Shots fired over the weekend in Kankakee
Kankakee City Police report a couple of incidents over the weekend where shots were fired in the City. City Police say the first happened just before 4:30 Saturday morning when a man called to say he'd been driving east on Cooper Drive near Tedmark when he heard some shots ring out and his passenger side front window s...
18h ago
State of Emergency Declared in Paxton
A state of emergency has been declared in Paxton. WCIA in Champaign reports the declaration was made Monday night and the hope is it will help get the process in motion as the City recovers from last week's flooding. Mayor Bill Ingold said the declaration is the first step in getting help from state and federal agencie...
18h ago
Harris trial continues
The defense in the Xandria Harris murder trial continues to present its case in Kankakee County Court. Harris is accused of helping Darius Sullivan in the December 2021 shooting death of Bradley Police Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic and severe wounding of Officer Tyler Bailey. Tuesday morning, the defense called their eigh...
18h ago
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