Rockton-Roscoe News: Sunday, June 29, 2025
Goodbye Molly, second Chemtool payment, car shows
Sunday's hot news, with heat indexes reaching 100, from Rockton-Roscoe News. We're exclusively about Rockton, Roscoe, and South Beloit. Scroll down for the latest stories.
- The Roscoe location of Molly’s Deli has closed permanently. The gaming chain location was next to Whiskey Hotel Barbecue's Sunday-only location on Elevator Road. Corporate management told the Village of Roscoe that the unannounced closure as of April 1, 2025 was “due to revenue. We tried to make this location work but with the minimum wage increase over the last 5 years, the state increasing the tax on gaming revenue, increase in licensing fees and increase cost to do business has made Molly's unable to be profitable in the Roscoe area.”
- As a result of the Molly's decision, at its meeting on Tuesday, the Village of Roscoe is expected to reduce their number of available gaming licenses back down to eleven. Also on the agenda: approval for Poison Ivy Pub to temporarily serve beverages at the Roscoe Lions Fall Festival in September, as they have for several years. Under new ownership, Poison Ivy Pub is hosting the first of today's two car shows.
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Today's events
Live Music: L A Drive at After the Vine
Sun June 29, 2025 1:00 pm, After the Vine, 181 Hawick Dr. Rockton IL, 61072
Michael McGinnis
Cruise Night at Poison Ivy Pub
Sun June 29, 2025, 3 - 6 pm, Poison Ivy Pub, 5765 Elevator Rd. Roscoe IL, 61073
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
Bucciferro Family McDonald’s Car Show
Sun June 29, 2025, 5:00 pm, Bucciferro Family McDonald’s
McDonald’s 13454 Quail Trl, Rockton, IL 61073
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
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Today’s weather forecast
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 100. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
In case you missed it
Holian Insulation settles for $5.5 million in Chemtool fire
Residents may have an opportunity to receive a payment with Holian who didn’t with Chemtool.
Adam Neblock
Rockton-Roscoe News: Friday, June 27, 2025
Another Chemtool hearing, Friday events, Roscoe Makers Mercantile
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Despite the heat, shoppers came out to take in a new Roscoe event
The first Makers Mercantile Outdoor Market premiered in Roscoe on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
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Pearl Lake Beach and Camping Resort is open for a fourth season with new fun -in- the- sun attractions.
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