Apr 14, 2025
How is it that Chicago still lacks a city charter? We're chasing the
answer to that question this week with Kam Buckner who represents the
26th District in the Illinois General
Assembly. Rep. Buckner insists the city's lack of a
constitution keeps us from any effective governance.
In this episode, Lissa & Thom get to
the heart of how Rep. Buckner's long and illustrious resume led him
to Springfield. We'll hear how he's drafting a values document for
city, and why he's been able to attract support from the left, the
right, and the middle in the process.
Kam shares lessons of wisdom from his
father, a Chicago Police officer in the 1980s. It's our exclusive
preview of the book he's writing on leadership — with his father's
priceless quotes at the center of it.
This week's Crisis Cast hero:
Unblocked Englewood's Tonika Johnson.