Municipal meetings for mid-January 2026: Roscoe, Rockton, and South Beloit, Illinois

Here’s a look at the municipal meetings scheduled this week in Roscoe, Rockton, and South Beloit.

Rockton-Roscoe News: Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026

Questions, conversations

Joy Fellowship Community Luncheon

Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 12:00 noon, First Congregational Community Church of Roscoe, 10780 Third Street Roscoe, IL  61073

Roscoe Township Special Meeting

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 9 a.m., Roscoe Township Offices, 5792 Elevator Road, Roscoe IL, 61073

South Beloit City Council Meeting

Tue Jan. 20, 2026, 5:00 pm, South Beloit City Hall, 519 Blackhawk Boulevard, South Beloit IL, 61080

Strong spirits: who is this?

And that is a very good question for each of us to ask. 

Rockton-Roscoe News: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026

New coffee owners, SOBO basketball

Blooms and brews: Christy and Jake Krupa take the reins at DeeDee’s Main Street Coffee & Décor

Rockton, IL — Christy Krupa, owner of Buckets n Blooms, and her husband Jake have officially taken over DeeDee’s Coffee, continuing the downtown café’s role as a familiar gathering place for local residents.

Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026

Golden Apple, cleaner water

South Beloit rolls past Alden-Hebron in physical, evenly matched contest on Wednesday night

South Beloit’s balanced attack carried the SOBOs past Alden-Hebron, 68-41

Officer James Sanders Obituary

Celebration of life on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Vikings Lanes In South Beloit from 2 - 7 p.m.

Hononegah Indians bested by Auburn in an offensive drought, 72-40

Hononegah struggled physically on the boards, and offensively really couldn’t get going against this Auburn defense, but with a game against Huntley on Friday the team has a chance at a get-right.