Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Apr. 25, 2025

Spring at Bud & Sue's, new police officer

Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Apr. 25, 2025

Today's news and events from RoscoeSouth Beloit, and Rockton - from Rockton-Roscoe News.

In the news

  • Bud & Sue’s Market in Roscoe is opening for the season on Saturday, April 26, 2025. They say, "Over the next couple days, as you drive along Main Street, you’ll watch us transform from bare to full, with bright & beautiful flowers, vegetable plants & perennials." They first opened for business when Eisenhower was President.
  • Rockton Police Officer Joshua Graham has just completed the 16 week Police Academy at Sauk Valley Community College. Next, he begins his Field Training Program.

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Today's events

Teen Anime Club - Talcott Library
Fri Apr 25, 2025 3:30 pm, Talcott Free Library 101 E. Main St. Rockton IL, 61072
Learn to Crochet Workshop
Fri April 25, 2025, 5 - 7 p.m., Truly Treasured Gift n Thrift, 112 W. Main Street, Rockton, IL 61072
Knit/Crochet Night
Fri Apr 25, 2025 6:00 pm, Roscoe Township Community Center 4562 Hononegah Road Roscoe IL, 61073

Friday's weather

  • Friday: Showers likely before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 58. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
  • Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7 pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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