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Buckner Announces Illinois Birth Equity Blueprint to Promote Comprehensive and Equitable Maternal Health Options

Oct 2, 2025 | Buckner

CHICAGO — State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, announced the recent release of the Illinois Birth Equity Blueprint—a result of the Illinois Birth Equity Initiative he helped pass last year—which creates a long-term roadmap for improving birth outcomes for all Illinois...

Buckner Introduces Measure to Track Recidivism Data, Address IDOC Oversite

Sep 24, 2025 | Buckner

CHICAGO — State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is continuing his efforts to build a more accountable and effective criminal justice system with the Illinois Correctional Data and Transparency Act. For years, the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) has not...

Buckner-Backed Changes to Expand Home Energy Assistance for Low-Income Seniors Begin Oct. 1

Sep 18, 2025 | Buckner

CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, continued to fight for lower prices by backing expansions to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) that include more seniors and those expansions will become available to Illinois households starting Oct 1....

Buckner Responds to Federal Rollback of Minimum Wage Protections for In-Home Healthcare Workers

Sep 16, 2025 | Buckner

CHICAGO — State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, joined the Illinois Department of Labor to condemn Trump administration actions to roll back federal minimum wage and overtime protections for millions of in-home healthcare workers. “Once again, Donald Trump and his...

Buckner Cracks Down on Accumulated Cold Cases, Reforms for Transparency and Accountability

Jun 11, 2025 | Buckner

CHICAGO – A public safety measure championed by state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, will help track unsolved murders and cut back on incidents that get relegated to ‘cold case’ status without sufficient investigation. “Our criminal justice system too often treats...

Buckner Ends Legislative Session with Balanced Budget, Equitable Criminal Justice Reform, Progress for Affordable Prescription Drugs

Jun 9, 2025 | Buckner

CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, finished a productive spring legislative session with a fiscally responsible budget, numerous major criminal justice reforms and new measures to cut costs of prescription drugs. “As a budgeteer this year, I was proud to...
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