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The Bourbonnais Friendship Festival parade float winners have been announced. Parade Director Dawn Luebeck Nichols has the winners. We begin with Friday's Children parade. "....everyone" Weather for t...

May 27, 2023- Kankakee, IL - At approximately 4:30 am this morning, sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the 1100 block of Coyote Run, in unincorporated Bourbonnais, in regards to a shooting that occ...

KAMEG Agents, the U.S. Marshall's Service and local law enforcement agencies conducted a warrant sweep in Kankakee County Monday. Seven people were arrested, six of them on warrants for unlawful deliv...

The Bears selected offensive tackle Darnell Wright with the 10th pick in the NFL Draft yesterday. The Tennessee offensive lineman started 13 games at right tackle for the Volunteers last season. Chica...

Illinois' unemployment rate is down. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's jobless rate fell point-one-percentage point to four-point-four-percent last month. Non-farm payrol...

Corey Kent's latest single is roaring up the Billboard Country charts. Corey tells us even though he didn't have a hand in writing the song, he told himself he would record songs that are the best eve...

Christa is a rural mail carrier! She says, " I listen to river country every morning before heading to work! Besides the great music I enjoy the quarter after laughter." Christa has won the WIVR thank...

Amy says, "I like to listen at home while I clean." Amy has won the WIVR thank you Prize Package which includes gift certificates from Meineke Car Care Center, Chicago Dough Pizza, Olivers Bar & G...

Gas prices are on the rise in Illinois as we head into the weekend. Triple-A says the average cost for a gallon of regular no-lead gas across the Land of Lincoln is four-dollars-33 cents, up nearly si...

The proposed Fortitude Community Outreach Homeless Shelter planned for the 1200 block of South Fourth Ave in Kankakee ran into a roadblock Tuesday when the city's planning Board, on a 6 to 2 vote, den...