Our City Our Story

Finding healthy ways to heal from painful experiences can sometimes be a greater challenge than what caused the pain. I'm thankful I learned this.

If you need to smile, watch the new video about Rockford from Our City, Our Story.

In just six years, Our City, Our Story, has shown through unbelievable storytelling just how much beauty is all around us. This love story is truly for the ages.

Forest City Gears in Rockford made parts that are on the Mars Curiosity Rover.

There are stories about our city we've all read in books or taught in class. These are the stories happening right now that you don't know but should.

A story about how this wonderful downtown Rockford coffee shop happened. The coffee show Alton Brown calls one the best in the U.S..

Maybe you've been lucky enough to catch this motorcycle-riding superhero on Rockford streets this Summer.

The Our City, Our Story video series has shared some of Rockford's most incredible and unknown stories. This one is especially close to my heart.

If you've ever been to see one of our movies at Davis Park in Rockford, Friday Night Flix, you've seen the work of Our City Our Story OCOS's short films ran before the feature.  They aim to find & tell the stories which make up Rockford's identity. F...