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 secured federal funding under President Biden, would encourage major ridership growth in Black and Brown communities while fostering economic development statewide.

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.

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 mothers.

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Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) has not consistently reported basic recidivism outcomes because fragmented, outdated IT systems do not link prison, parole and program data—leaving policymakers and the public without a clear picture of what works. Buckner’s measure requires IDOC to modernize those systems and to publish an annual, comprehensive and publicly accessible recidivism report with disaggregated data.

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.

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.

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.

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.

CHICAGO –  State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, and state Sen. Doris Turner, D- Springfield, passed reforms to law enforcement hiring practices in response to the 2024 murder of Sangamon County-resident Sonya Massey. Massey’s family and other stakeholders were in the gallery watching when the bill passed the House.