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Barn Burglary, The Fate of Kankakee's "Oddfellows" Building, and New Firefighters Welcomed - Tuesday, January 6th, 2026
Join Rob West for your daily Kankakee County news briefing on the WVLI News Update. In this episode, we cover major changes for Kankakee School Distr…
9 months ago
Monday, January 5, 2026
Notable Night Sky News for Monday January 5, 2026
Let's find out now what's going on overhead this week, with our Notable Night Sky News, here's Madel…
9 months ago
Friday, January 2, 2026
Grant Park Fire battles New Year's Eve Fire
There was a fire in rural Grant Park on New Year's Eve. Few details are available, but just before midnigh…
9 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
City Police make arrest in December 21st Homicide
Kankakee City Police report they've made an arrest in the December 21st shooting death of a Kankakee…
9 months, 1 week ago
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Fire displaces family of four
Kankakee Fire Department personnel were called out to a house fire in the 13-hundred block of South Kensington Avenue la…
9 months, 1 week ago
Monday, December 29, 2025
Rough weather spawns Sunday tornadoes
The old adage "if you don't like the weather, hang around a little bit, it'll change" is certainly something we'…
9 months, 1 week ago
Friday, December 26, 2025
Arrest reportedly made following a fire in Kankakee Wednesday
Kankakee City Fire Department personnel were called out to a home in the one-thousand bl…
9 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Firefighter reported injured battling Tuesday evening blaze
There are reports of a firefighter being injured while battling a fire in Essex last night…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
UPDATES 12/23/25 10:30am
Kankakee Police update weekend homicideKankakee City Police released more information today about that shooting Sunday eveni…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Monday, December 22, 2025
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, C…
9 months, 2 weeks ago