Rockton, IL

Chemtool

Chemtool employees say their severance pay will be less than other Lubrizol employees

The parent company seems to offers twice as much severance pay as Chemtool does.

Rockton, IL

Hononegah begins school year, all together, three feet apart

"The primary goal was getting everyone in the building," says Principal Chad Dougherty.

Rockton, IL

Obituary: David Price (1950-2021)

An open house and ceremony will be held on August 29,

Rockton, IL

Seal coating on Yale Bridge Road this week

Traffic on Yale Bridge Road will be affected by seal coating work.

Rockton, IL

Talcott Free Library expansion finally completed

Doors are now open to see the "new Talcott" library.

Happenings

Hononegah Back to School

Mon Aug 16 7:45 am, Hononegah Community High School 307 Salem St. Rockton IL, 61072

Rockton, IL

Sunflowers and smiles are bursting out all over in Rockton

The sunflower mural in Rockton is the first in the Stateline area.

Happenings

Rockton Village Board of Trustees

Tue Jan 18 7:00 pm, Village of Rockton Municipal Center 110 East Main Street Rockton IL, 61072

Happenings

Independence Day

Mon Jul 4 12:00 pm, Roscoe Rockton IL, 61072

Chemtool

Lubrizol employees in France think they've seen this smoke plume before

A Lubrizol factory in France burned two years before the one in Rockton did.

Chemtool

Gov. Pritzker sends National Guard to respond to chemical fire in Rockton

Residents evacuated from the area around Chemtool can still seek shelter at Roscoe Middle School.

Roscoe, IL

Roscoe History: Memorial Day, 1908

Decoration Day, the Spider Web Social, revolutionists in Russia, safecrackers in Roscoe

Happenings

It's About the Fiber Weekend: Macktown Living History

Sat May 7 9:00 am, Macktown Living History 2221 Freeport Road Rockton IL, 61072

Rockton, IL

Stateline Robotics Team 4655 Helps Customize a Motorized Cart for Grade School Student with Cerebral Palsy

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Happenings

Hononegah Community High School Board Meeting

Wed Jan 19 7:00 pm, Hononegah High School Library 307 Salem Street Rockton IL, 61072-2630

Rockton, IL

Five candidates running for four Rockton Township Trustee seats

The April 6, 2021 election ballot will decide leadership for this far northern Illinois township.

Rockton, IL

Talcott Library 125th Anniversary celebration fondly remembered past, looked toward future

The first celebration of the Rockton Library building was held on March 13, 1889.