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Rockton-Roscoe News: Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025
New Year’s Day at Roscoe Township Community Center
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New Year’s Day at Roscoe Township Community Center
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Magic tonight
Deaths
Memorial services have not been scheduled yet.
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Merry Christmas, Rockton, Roscoe and South Beloit - from your friends and neighbors at Rockton-Roscoe News. Writer and baker Pat Mannino of Fatt Cat Cafe writes, “The last Holiday orders picked up today. The notebooks, chalkboards, scribbled lists on scraps of paper carefully checked. Snowmen and Santa were the favorites.
Recipes
These chock-full cookies are a nice size, but not too large.
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It's almost Christmas in Rockton, Roscoe and South Beloit - merry Christmas from the award-winning Rockton-Roscoe News. Scroll to the end for the latest stories. Christmas Eve hours * China Palace Restaurant: 1 - 9 p.m. * Pietro’s Pizzeria: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. * Bridge Street
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Death notices
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We remember those who are no longer with us in Rockton, Roscoe, and South Beloit.
Holiday blood drives
Peace, giving
Peace is not simply the absence of violence, or chaos, or trouble.
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
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
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
Early Christmas, endorsements for Hononegah grad
Each year one or two of the wealthier families would host a Christmas party in their homes for the whole town.
Roscoe-native and IL-16 Congressional candidate Paul Nolley gave remarks at the UAW Hall in Belvidere upon earning UAW and AFL-CIO endorsements.