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Rockton, IL
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Talcott Free Yarns
Wed Jan 7 2026, 6:00 pm, Talcott Free Library, 101 E. Main St. Rockton IL, 61072
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Rockton Village Board of Trustees
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 7:00 pm, Village of Rockton Municipal Center, 110 East Main Street, Rockton IL, 61072
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Flannel & Frost: Hononegah Booster Club Fundraiser
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 6 - 10 pm, Rockton American Legion, 221 W Main St. Rockton IL, 61072
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Food Truck: Sizzling Susie’s at Rockton American Legion
Sat Jan 30, 2026 4 - 7 p.m, Rockton American Legion, 221 W. Main Street, Rockton IL, 61072
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Talcott Free Yarns
Wed Jan 21 2026, 6:00 pm, Talcott Free Library, 101 E. Main St. Rockton IL, 61072
Hononegah Girls Wrestling
A couple of Hononegah Indians place first last weekend at Antioch Invite tournament.
Kali DeClercq wrestled in the 100 lb weight bracket with 19 girls in her bracket. Kali Declercq defeated Melanie Granda of Central 5-0. Kali Declercq finished with the most total match points in the Invite with 64. Sophomore Bella Castelli wrestled in the 135 lb weight bracket with 22 girls
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Christmas cheer was everywhere at the 41st Annual Rockton Christmas Walk
Christmas music played outside the Rockton Village Hall, setting the scene for the 41st annual Rockton Christmas Walk from Friday, Dec. 5, through Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. Gingerbread characters and a Nutcracker greeted visitors as they arrived. The Friends of Talcott Free Library's book sale offered the best
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Live Music: Fred & Ginger
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 1 pm, After the Vine, 163 East Hawick Rockton IL, 61072
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Community partners with Old Stone Church Food Pantry to assure local families have a happier holiday season
The Rockton, IL food pantry filled 98 boxes of Thanksgiving meals.
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Village of Rockton Board Meeting
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 7:00 pm, Village of Rockton Municipal Center, 110 lEast Main Street, Rockton IL, 61072
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Bird Club at Nygren Wetlands
Fri Aug 7, 2026, 7:30 am - 9:00 am, Nygren Wetlands, 3190 West Rockton Road, Rockton IL, 61072
Hononegah Boys Bowling
Hononegah on a early season heater
"I do like the team chemistry of this team and the way they are willing to work hard and practice", stated Hononegah High School coach Brad Sommer
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General Election
Tue Nov 3, 2026, 6 a.m. - 7 p.m., Winnebago County Clerk, Rockford IL
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Bird Club at Hononegah Forest Preserve
Fri Oct 2, 2026, 7:30 am - 9:00 am, Hononegah Forest Preserve, 80 Hononegah Rd, Rockton IL, 61072
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Old Stone Church Food Pantry
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 9 am, Old Stone Church, 101 East Union Street, Rockton IL, 61072
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Rockton Christmas Walk
Fri-Sun Dec. 5 - 7. 2025, Downtown Rockton, Illinois 61072
Books
April Graves releases third book in Meet the Hotdogs series
Local author and Rockton Grade School art teacher April Graves has published the third title in her Meet the Hotdogs series.
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Rockton American Legion prepping for Thanksgiving Day meal
Dinner starts Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, 2 pm
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Rockton Christmas Walk starts the holiday season next weekend
The event runs from Friday Dec. 5 through Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025.
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Hononegah students learn local history at Rockton Township Historical Society Museum
“Many of the kids didn’t know how old Rockton is. The RTHS does a really nice job with the artifacts."
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50 North, Senior Activity Event: Raptors Presentation
Tue, Dec 2, 2025, 1 - 3 p.m., Rockton Community Township Center, 302 Main St., Rockton IL 61072
Macktown Living History
Lincoln and Liberty - honoring Lincoln, democracy, and the hands that made a nation whole
"So when people talk about recreating battles, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is to have lived it."
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Winter Restoration Work Day & Hike at Hononegah Forest Preserve
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 9 am, Hononegah Forest Preserve 80 Hononegah Rd Rockton IL, 61072
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Hononegah Community High School Board Meeting
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 6:00 pm, Hononegah High School Library, 307 Salem Street Rockton IL, 61072
