Monday, December 15, 2025

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 our Notable Night Sky News, here's Madeline Shepley, Astronomy Professor and Director of the Strickler Planetarium at OlivetCity of Kankakee holds parade, despite frigid weatherThe City of Kankakee Christmas Parade was held over the weekend. For the fourth year in a row, 4th Ward Alderman Lance Marczak helped organize the event and he said he was happy with the turnout, considering how cold it was.  The float winners in Saturday afternoon's parade were third place - All Fenced Up LLC, second place St. Mary's Hospital and winner of the thousand dollar first place prize was EAA Chapter 990. Have a news tip to share? Send us a text!Listen to more great shows on the WVLI Podcast Network:This One Time in Kankakee  (Narrative Storytelling)Kankakee Valley Community Happenings  (Businesses & Non-Profits)The voices you trust, beyond the dial.