CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, responded to last week’s rash of outages in the Metra transit system’s app Ventra, by inviting officials from the company to Springfield to speak to state lawmakers. “Last week many Chicagoans faced major disruptions to...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, joined other lawmakers at the ‘Communities in Action: Building a Better Illinois and Indiana’ event at the White House to explore new solutions to local challenges and meet with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, will be holding a press conference covering his measure: the Homicide Victims’ Families Rights Act, which allows family members of cold case victims to seek new investigations, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 9 a.m., at the TURN...
CHICAGO— State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is spearheading a measure to support growing businesses by creating “Business Improvement Districts,” or “BIDs.” BIDs would raise more revenue than existing economic development tools, while allowing affected businesses to...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is announcing the release of $95 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to expand Illinois’ passenger rail system, including major renovations for Chicago’s Union Station. “Union Station plays a vital role...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, continues to lead the charge for student athletes’ rights in Illinois, as today he introduced two measures: the Student Athletes Bill of Rights and first-of-its-kind anti-hazing legislation. “As a former college football...