Rockton-Roscoe News: Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025
Coffee Labs funeral, 4-way opinion
Today's news from Rockton, Roscoe, and South Beloit in far northern Illinois - from the staff of Rockton-Roscoe News. Reply to this email to send us your comments, questions, and compliments.
- On its last day of serving Roscoe, Velvet Robot Coffee Labs is holding a funeral for itself, today at 10 a.m. at 10514 Main Street. Wear black, light a candle, and drink coffee.
- Drake Broege, an accounting major from South Beloit, IL, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team during the 2025 season, which began Saturday, Sept. 6 with a 45-14 victory at home against Carleton College.
- In response to the planned 4-way stop at McCurry and Love, Steve Martin, owner of Seek Your Geek, says, “Living in the area for 20 years and traveling that intersection several times every day, this is a horrible idea... Just think, during morning and afternoon rush, 1,000 residents go that way. Now make all of them stop and go one way at a time. Traffic will back up to near the golf course... I don't have the numbers but I am pretty certain anyone that was ticketed for the crash was on Love Road and they already have a stop sign they are not listening to.” The key finding of a 2022 study showed that drivers on Love Road were not yielding to traffic on McCurry Road, even after stopping.
Roscoe Lions Fall Festival Schedule Saturday, Sept 6th 2025
It’s Saturday of the 2025 Roscoe Lions Fall Festival. Below is the full schedule for the day: 10:30 am Kiddie Costume Parade - See details in the image above 12 pm - 4 pm: Kids’ Day on the Midway - $30 buys a wristband good for 4 hours on
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Hononegah is 2-0 after a 28-12 victory over Jefferson on Friday night in NIC 10 football action.
The new Kelsey Field was unveiled for NIC-10 conference football play on Friday night. When the game ended, Hononegah had a 28-12 victory over the now 1-1 Jefferson J-Hawks. “Two and oh is where you want to be”, said Head Coach Brian Zimmerman. Senior running back Tyler Banker ran for
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Today's events
Roscoe Lions Fall Festival 2025
Fri-Sun Sep 5-7, 2025, 10:00 pm, Leland Park, 5727 Broad Street, Roscoe IL, 61073
Rockton-Roscoe News Staff
Roscoe Community Market
Sunday, Sept 7, 2025, 11 a.m - 3 p.m., Louie’s Tap House, 5689 Elevator Rd, Roscoe, IL 61073
Stacy Moore
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