Monday, July 21, 2025

Friday night crash kills oneIllinois State Police report a two-car crash on Route 45/52 near Manteno Friday evening killed a Minooka man. According to reports, it was just after 8:30 Friday night when the car driven by 54-year-old Marc Eyman of Minooka was westbound on 10-thousand North Road, failed to stop at 45/52 and was hit broadside by a northbound car. Reports say both cars ended up in a field northwest of the intersection. Eyman was taken to the hospital where he died of his injuries. County Coroner Bob Gessner says a preliminary autopsy shows Eyman died of massive chest and head injuries from the crash. State Police say there were no other injuries reported. Richard Allen transferred to OK prisonRichard Allen, the man convicted of the February 2017 murders of teenagers Abby Williams and Libby German on a trail in Delphi, has been transferred to a prison in Oklahoma.  Allen was sentenced to 130-years in prison and given credit for 786 days served.  He is now held in the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center in Lexington, Oklahoma.  That is a maximum security state prison in that state and officials have not revealed the reason for the transfer. 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.