Nov 18, 2025 | Buckner
CHICAGO – Following his successful fight to deliver mobile identification options to Illinoisans, state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is announcing that legislation he spearheaded will now enable residents to store their drivers’ licenses and state IDs on their phones...
Nov 13, 2025 | Buckner
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, responded to Donald Trump’s lies about Chicago’s iconic business corridor, the “Magnificent Mile:” “As usual, Donald Trump is spewing wild criticisms of Chicago to try and distract from the damning failures he can’t seem to...
Oct 17, 2025 | Buckner
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, led passage of a resolution Wednesday condemning the Trump Administration’s funding freeze of the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) planned Red Line Extension. This southside transit project, which had already...
Oct 14, 2025 | Buckner
CHICAGO — State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, has introduced the Stadium Transparency and Responsible Spending (STARS) Act to ensure that any taxpayer-backed deal for a professional sports stadium is transparent, fiscally responsible and publicly vetted. “Illinois...
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...
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...