Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Dec. 5, 2025
Weekend events, Hononegah bowling, sound healing
News for Rockton, Roscoe and South Beloit - with award-winning reporting by the Rockton-Roscoe News. Since 2021, we've been publishing stories almost daily, which are now read by more than 20,000 neighbors each month. Scroll to the end for the latest stories, including holiday lights, Hononegah bowling and sound healing.
Weekend events
Rockton Christmas Walk
Fri-Sun Dec. 5 - 7. 2025, Downtown Rockton, Illinois 61072
Michael McGinnis
South Beloit Holiday Tree Lighting
Fri Dec 5, 2025 4:30 pm, Nature at the Confluence South Beloit IL, 61080
Michael McGinnis
Winter Restoration Work Day & Hike at Hononegah Forest Preserve
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 9 am, Hononegah Forest Preserve 80 Hononegah Rd Rockton IL, 61072
Michael McGinnis
SoBo Craft Show
Sat Dec 6, 2025 10 am - 3 pm, South Beloit High School, 245 Prairie Hill Rd, South Beloit IL, 61080
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
Roscoe VFW Holiday Activities
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 11 a.m. - 3 pm, Roscoe VFW 11385 2nd Street Roscoe IL, 61073
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
Santa’s Attic
Sat Dec. 6, 2025, 9 am - 4 pm, Rockton Township Historical Society, Green and Blackhawk, 529 Green St., Rockton, IL 61072
Marilyn Mohring
Christmas at Macktown
Sun Dec 7, 2025, 2 - 4 pm, Macktown Living History, 2221 Freeport Rd, Rockton IL, 61072
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
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In case you missed it
Death notices for the far Stateline: Dec. 1, 2025
We remember those who are no longer with us in Rockton, Roscoe, and South Beloit.
Michael McGinnis
Rockton-Roscoe News: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025
Gymnastics, dance, and tumbling
Michael McGinnis
Kids Spot acquires Wight Tumble Academy and J&J Dance and Tumbling
Kids Spot of Roscoe is expanding to Pecatonica.
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
Rockton-Roscoe News: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025
Death notices, Christmas cookie trays, pizza & chicken
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
