State Rep. Maurice West

Illinois students will soon have to learn Native American history. But Native American students say it needs to be more than about the past.

There is a network of state-run support for Illinois K-12 students who experience homelessness and housing instability. School districts and liaisons work…

Healthcare workers in Rockford are calling on legislators to invest more in caregiving. Members of SEIU in Rockford are rallying behind a proposal that…

Illinois lawmakers passed sweeping changes to the state’s criminal justice system. The Illinois House followed the state Senate to approve a stripped down…

The black community is gasping for air. And when State Rep. Maurice West of Rockford says that, he means it literally, as in the killing of George Floyd…

Governor J.B. Pritzker was in Rockford on Friday with Mayor Tom McNamara, State Sen. Steve Stadelman, and State Rep. Maurice West. The Democrats came…