Mar 11, 2026 | Buckner
CHICAGO—State Rep. Kam Buckner has introduced legislation to designate a portion of the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago as the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Memorial Highway,honoring the late civil rights icon. “Reverend Jesse Jackson’s legacy is deeply woven into the...
Mar 3, 2026 | Buckner
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, introduced legislation that would provide $5 million to the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) for a grant to Laureus Sport for Good Foundation to continue youth sports and mentorship programs across Illinois....
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...