State Representative Kam Buckner pleads guilty to DUI

Posted on March 28, 2022
If he successfully completes the year’s probation, Buckner will not have to serve a 28-day jail sentence. (Kam Buckner/Facebook)

By Dave Dahl

State Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) will serve a year on conditional discharge, because he pleaded guilty this month to driving under the influence.

In March 2019, police found him asleep at the wheel near the Capitol. He refused a Breathalyzer test and failed field sobriety tests.

If he successfully completes the year’s probation, Buckner will not have to serve a 28-day jail sentence.

Buckner, a former University of Illinois football player, must pay $1,915 in fines and costs, according to court records.

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected].

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