Rockton-Roscoe News: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026

Musical candy, math champs

Rockton-Roscoe News: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026
Hononegah Math Team took fourth place at the Hononegah Math Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.

Today's news from RocktonRoscoe and South Beloit - exclusively in the award-winning Rockton-Roscoe News.

  • Sugar Britches on Main Street in Rockton now has lollipops that play music in your mouth. As seen, if not heard, on The Tonight Show.
  • Congratulations to the Hononegah Math Team for taking fourth place at the Hononegah Math Invitational on Saturday.

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Today’s events

Kinnikinnick School Board Meeting
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 7:00 pm, Kinnikinnick School Library, 5410 Pine Lane, Roscoe IL, 61073
Check out the latest forecast from Rockton weatherman Mark Henderson.

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