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Rockton-Roscoe News: Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025
Pizza and chicken, board vacancy, wrestling wins
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Pizza and chicken, board vacancy, wrestling wins
Bridge Street Pizza & Chicken Co. is located at 5441 Bridge St., Unit B in Roscoe.
Christmas pictures, road improvements
Hononegah Girls Wrestling
Kali DeClercq wrestled in the 100 lb weight bracket with 19 girls in her bracket. Kali Declercq defeated Melanie Granda of Central 5-0. Kali Declercq finished with the most total match points in the Invite with 64. Sophomore Bella Castelli wrestled in the 135 lb weight bracket with 22 girls
Rockton Ramblings
Christmas music played outside the Rockton Village Hall, setting the scene for the 41st annual Rockton Christmas Walk from Friday, Dec. 5, through Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. Gingerbread characters and a Nutcracker greeted visitors as they arrived. The Friends of Talcott Free Library's book sale offered the best
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Early Christmas, endorsements for Hononegah grad
History
Each year one or two of the wealthier families would host a Christmas party in their homes for the whole town.
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Roscoe-native and IL-16 Congressional candidate Paul Nolley gave remarks at the UAW Hall in Belvidere upon earning UAW and AFL-CIO endorsements.
98 turkey dinners, upcoming events
The Rockton, IL food pantry filled 98 boxes of Thanksgiving meals.
Death notices, civic meetings
We remember those who are no longer with us in Rockton, Roscoe, and South Beloit.
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 6 pm, After the Vine, 181 Hawick Dr. Rockton IL, 61072
Roscoe board meeting
Rockton board meeting, hope
You can live without faith, but nobody lives long without hope.
Roscoe’s Hometown Holiday, Whisk & Spoon
The official lighting of the Village of Roscoe Christmas tree at the Hometown Holiday celebration is Saturday, December 13, 2025.
Hot Cocoa Crawl, Roscoe trash bills, Mandatory Supervised Release