Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Weekend events, Hononegah bowling, sound healing

Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Dec. 5, 2025
Rockton’s lighted Christmas parade is tonight.

News for RocktonRoscoe 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
South Beloit Holiday Tree Lighting
Fri Dec 5, 2025 4:30 pm, Nature at the Confluence South Beloit IL, 61080
Winter Restoration Work Day & Hike at Hononegah Forest Preserve
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 9 am, Hononegah Forest Preserve 80 Hononegah Rd Rockton IL, 61072
SoBo Craft Show
Sat Dec 6, 2025 10 am - 3 pm, South Beloit High School, 245 Prairie Hill Rd, South Beloit IL, 61080
Roscoe VFW Holiday Activities
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 11 a.m. - 3 pm, Roscoe VFW 11385 2nd Street Roscoe IL, 61073
Santa’s Attic
Sat Dec. 6, 2025, 9 am - 4 pm, Rockton Township Historical Society, Green and Blackhawk, 529 Green St., Rockton, IL 61072
Christmas at Macktown
Sun Dec 7, 2025, 2 - 4 pm, Macktown Living History, 2221 Freeport Rd, Rockton IL, 61072

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