Feb 9, 2026 | Buckner
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, joined Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on Wednesday for a series of community visits across Chicago’s South Side, engaging directly with students, small business owners, and seniors to highlight Black history,...
Jan 16, 2026 | Buckner
CHICAGO – Completing years of work from reformers, law enforcement and business leaders, the transformational “clean slate” criminal justice reforms that state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, helped pass last fall were signed into law today. “The reality of our criminal...
Jan 8, 2026 | Buckner
CHICAGO — Comprehensive legislation to bring down home energy bills, hold large utility corporations accountable and create jobs that state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, passed last fall was signed into law today, marking a victory in his efforts to cut the cost of...
Jan 8, 2026 | Buckner
CHICAGO — State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, issued this statement in response to the Trump Administration’s partisan freeze of vital funding for childcare services in five Democratic-led states, including more than $1 billion in Illinois: “Child care can be extremely...
Dec 18, 2025 | Buckner
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is prioritizing affordability with new legislation targeting “surveillance pricing,” a growing practice where online businesses and retailers set individualized prices using algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI)...
Dec 12, 2025 | Buckner
CHICAGO – Locations where everyone should feel safe will be better protected from warrantless immigration raids under a new law backed by state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, expanding due process protections for all people at hospitals, daycares, courthouses and...