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

Fall Festival, baker's dream, librarian retires

Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Sept. 5, 2025
Roscoe Lions Club President John Martin does the numbers in the Bingo Tent at the 2021 Fall Festival.

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  • Roscoe's Fall Festival begins today. The midway opens at 5 pm, and will feature Skinner's Amusement rides and games, a variety of food stands, Poison Ivy Pub tent, the Lions Cafe, and the Bingo Tent. Country band Rollin Whiskey takes the main stage, 6 - 9 p.m. The midway closes at 10 p.m.
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Baker’s Dream: season passed, season to come
Perhaps premature, I am anxious to put my overgrown garden to bed.
North Suburban Library District Director retires after 13 years at the helm
After 13 years as Executive Director of the North Suburban Library District, Mary Petro is retiring and moving on to a post-retirement career as a mental health counselor.
Rockton-Roscoe News: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025
Rock snake totals, Roscoe Fall Festival

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Upcoming events

Roscoe Lions Fall Festival 2025
Fri-Sun Sep 5-7, 2025, 10:00 pm, Leland Park, 5727 Broad Street, Roscoe IL, 61073
Food Truck Friday: Tamaleland
Fri Sept 5, 2025, 11 am - 2 pm, Bridge Street Parking Lot, 5466 Bridge St., Roscoe IL, 61073
Wrong Event Party
Sat Sept 6, 2025, 8 pm, Rockton American Legion, 221 W Main St. Rockton IL, 61072

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