There are some sure signs of spring and warmer weather around the Forest City including the opening of local ice cream joints, the sound of boats motoring up and down the Rock River, and the annual community garage sale in Churchill’s Grove.
Date for the Annual Churchills Grove Garage Sale is Set
Signs are up along Harlem Boulevard in the historic Churchill’s Grove neighborhood as the annual community garage sale is planned for Saturday, May 3.
Every year on the first Saturday in May, shoppers and bargain hunters from around the Rockford region come into this tree-lined neighborhood for what is described as a “cross between a flea market and a neighborhood block party.”
The garage sales around the neighborhood will be rain or shine from 9 am to 3 pm on May 3 and will feature block after block of treasures…