Kam Buckner

A group of people stand at their voting partitions and vote on the final day of early voting for the Chicago mayoral runoff election at the downtown voting super site, Monday, April 3, 2023.

Ranked choice voting would benefit Illinois voters, candidates

Ranked choice voting in Illinois would benefit both political parties by opening the door to a larger and more diverse pool of candidates, state Rep. Kam Buckner writes.

By Kam Buckner

Recruits take an oath of office during a Chicago Police Department graduation ceremony at the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier, Tuesday morning, March 7, 2023. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

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Chicago’s next police superintendent should have 21st century view of policing

There has been a lot of talk about noncompliance with the court-mandated consent decree, but the truth is that while consent decree compliance is a requirement, it should be the floor and not the ceiling. True reform has to be the goal of the next superintendent.

By Kam Buckner