Rockton-Roscoe News: Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026

Questions, conversations

Rockton-Roscoe News: Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026
Nature at the Confluence, South Beloit, Illinois. Photo: Faiq Ahmad

Today's news from RocktonRoscoe and South Beloit - exclusively in the award-winning Rockton-Roscoe News. Coming soon: municipal meeting agendas, death notices

Strong spirits: who is this?
And that is a very good question for each of us to ask.
Rockton-Roscoe News: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026
New coffee owners, SOBO basketball

Upcoming events

Conservation Conversations
Sun, Jan. 18, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Nature at the Confluence, 306 Dickop Street, South Beloit, IL 61080
Coffee and Caregivers at Highview in the Woodlands
Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 10 - 11 a.m., Highview in the Woodlands, 1000 Falcon Point Pl, Rockton, IL 61072
Latest forecast from Rockton weatherman Mark Henderson.

In case you missed it

Blooms and brews: Christy and Jake Krupa take the reins at DeeDee’s Main Street Coffee & Décor
Rockton, IL — Christy Krupa, owner of Buckets n Blooms, and her husband Jake have officially taken over DeeDee’s Coffee, continuing the downtown café’s role as a familiar gathering place for local residents.
Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026
Golden Apple, cleaner water
South Beloit rolls past Alden-Hebron in physical, evenly matched contest on Wednesday night
South Beloit’s balanced attack carried the SOBOs past Alden-Hebron, 68-41