Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Livingston County Task Force arrests Kankakee manA Kankakee man has been arrested by Fairbury Police following an investigation into alleged sex crimes against a child. According to a press release from the Crimes Happening Against Our Students Task Force, 42 year old Jacob D. McCorkle of Kankakee was taken into custody by Fairbury Police early Monday morning in Forrest for allegedly attempting to meet a child for sexual purposes. McCorkle has been charged with indecent solicitation of a child, traveling to meet a child, among other charges. Alabama man arrested after incident at Greater Kankakee AirportWe have more info for you now on an incident that caused the Greater Kankakee Airport to close down for a period of time Friday. According to Illinois State Police, 53 year old John C. Smith of Florence Alabama allegedly threw a backpack over the security fence around 12:30 Friday afternoon. The airport was locked down until the backpack could be safely examined. Smith allegedly fled the scene before being stopped on I-57 by Kankakee County Sheriff's deputies. ISP arrested Smith and was issued a notice to appear for Criminal Trespass to State Land. Bradley Sportsplex ribbon cutting tonightThe grand opening of the Bradley 315 Sports Complex is tonight. The sports complex grand opening is from 5:00 until 7:30 tonight, with the ribbon cutting at 6:00. Bradley trustees table new tax proposalAt last night's Bradley Village board meeting, trustees voted to table an ordinance which would create a 5 percent amusement tax on things like admission to the future water park, which Finance Director Rob Romo says is expected to bring in a lot of tourists from outside the village. Romo says the village's goal is to raise revenue for the general fund without hurting Bradley homeowners.  Romo added that the tax would be added to customer bills similarly to a sales tax. The ordinance was tabled after trustees voted in favor of further discussion of the potential impacts of the tax. The board will return to the ordinance at a later meeting.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.