Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Mar. 28, 2025
More than a dozen events this week, new certified firefighter
Today's news from Rockton-Roscoe News, sent each morning from South Beloit, Roscoe, and Rockton.
- This week in Rockton, South Beloit, and Roscoe: elections, anime, fiber friends, live music, model train show, Amelia Earhart, watercolors, thrift store, open house, board meetings, story time, and career fair. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay up to date on local events and things to do.
- Rockton Firefighter Konner Lindquist has completed the Office of the State Fire Marshal's Basic Operations Firefighter (BOF) certification requirements. In November, North Park Fire Protection District awarded Konner their first ever Brian Rehnberg Memorial Scholarship to study fire science at Rock Valley College. He is also a very good golfer.
- Join us for a free virtual screening of "Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink" on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7 - 9:30 p.m. Central, including a discussion with the director. It's the story of a secretive hedge fund plundering America’s newspapers (including the Chicago Tribune) and the journalists who are fighting back. Stories like this one show how important our work is, as perhaps the only privately, locally owned news outlet in Winnebago County.
In the news
Who are the candidates in the April 1 election?
The names you’ll see on the ballot in Roscoe, South Beloit, and Rockton IL.
Michael McGinnis
Rockton-Roscoe News: Thursday, Mar. 27, 2025
Bridge closure, play golf, SOBO baseball
Michael McGinnis
Meet the candidates: South Beloit School Board
Five candidates, mostly write-ins, are running to fill four open seats on the South Beloit school board.
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
Rockton-Roscoe News: Wednesday, Mar. 26 2025
Library board election, summer internship in Texas
Michael McGinnis
Seven candidates vying for five seats on Talcott Library Board
Local elections in Rockton, Roscoe, and South Beloit will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
Marianne Mueller
Today's events
Teen Anime Club - Talcott Library
Fri Mar 28, 2025 3:30 pm, Talcott Free Library 101 E. Main St. Rockton IL, 61072
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
Music: Rollin Dubs and Redwood
Fri Mar 28, 2025, 7 pm, Louie’s Tap House, 5689 Elevator Rd. Roscoe IL, 61073
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
Live Music: Steve Weber
Fri Mar 28, 2025, 6:00 pm, After the Vine 181 Hawick Dr. Rockton IL, 61072
Michael McGinnis
What’s happening in the Stateline: Friday, Mar 28 - Friday, Apr 4, 2025
Coming this week: 17 events in Rockton, South Beloit, and Roscoe
Michael McGinnis
Weather
- Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
- What else should we cover or report on? We're open to suggestions.
