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Rockton-Roscoe News: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Buy a filter, school board meeting

Michael McGinnis

Apr 29, 2025 — 3 min read

The 1.10-megawatt Rockton Hydroelectric Project was built in 1929. Water purification is handled elsewhere, by the village's water department. Photo: Chris Eaves

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After the Village of Rockton sent letters saying their water supply exceeded the acceptable PFAS limits, residents want to know what to do about it. For now, the Illinois EPA recommends that homeowners install carbon filtration and reverse osmosis systems for their drinking water. The Village is fixing the problem now and is required to eliminate it by 2029.
New board members will be installed at Tuesday's Kinnikinnick school board meeting. On the agenda: the addition of boy’s volleyball for next school year, a Roscoe Middle School Dean position, the disposal of two surplus security gates from Ledgewood School, and the approval of schoolwide waivers for the Every Student Succeeds Act grants.

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Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 60 by 9am. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. (Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service).