Rockton-Roscoe News: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

Vintage Shop Hop and other upcoming events

Rockton-Roscoe News: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025
Ladies enjoying Vintage Shop Hop last year.

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  • This weekend: Vintage Shop Hop is October 3-4. This semi-annual event showcases several shops in far northern Winnebago County, plus 400+ other vintage shops, barn sales, oddities shops, and ladies boutiques in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
Rich Wilson: a man for all seasons
Celebration of Life will be Friday afternoon, October 3, 2025.
Rockton-Roscoe News: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025
Death notices, Roscoe history
Death notices for the far Stateline: Sept. 29, 2025
We remember those who are no longer with us in Rockton, Roscoe, and South Beloit.
Roscoe History: Medicine in the 1800s
The Roscoe Township Historical Society will be presenting “History of Medicine in the 1800s and Early Roscoe Physicians”, at 11 a.m. on October 5, 2025.

Upcoming events

Antique Sale: Roscoe Township Historical Society
Sat-Sun Oct. 4-5, 2025, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Roscoe Township Community Center, 4562 Hononegah Road, Roscoe IL, 61073
Music: Flat Car Riders at Rockton Inn
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 7 - 10 p.m., Rockton Inn Pub & Grub, 102 East Main St., Rockton, IL
Wednesday Night Comedy
Wed Oct. 1, 2025, 8:00 pm, Mustangs Bar & Grill, 482 Gardner St. South Beloit IL, 61080
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Open house, open plans
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