State Rep. Carol Ammons
@StateRepAmmons
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Serving the people of the 103rd district of Illinois. Working to fix our criminal justice system, repair the harm, and make our state a place for all.
Urbana, IL
Joined November 2014
TODAY➡️ Live on WBEZ!. 📆 Wednesday, August 13, 2025.⏰ 12pm.📍91.5 FM / Tune in, learn about and HR453!
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“Gov. JB Pritzker has signed the highly anticipated plan to stop carbon capture and sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer.” . Read more about our new law that protects our sole source of water:
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An amazing CU Days at Douglass Park! Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth, met our interns, and spent the day in community. All of us are lucky to call Champaign-Urbana home.
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Read more about our project in the Chicago Tribune: Learn about how you can join the project:
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Black Americans in Illinois can submit a DNA sample to a university-based project trying to find their ancestral homes, living relatives in Africa.
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“This state-funded project, created through a bill sponsored by Rep. Carol Ammons of Urbana and budgeted at $500,000, provides free DNA tests and genomic analysis through The African Kinship Reunion (TAKiR) research project,”
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TODAY➡️ Part one of the Be Grant Ready workshops!. 📆 Monday, August 4, 2025.⏰ 1pm-2:30pm.📍Champaign Public Library. Learn from the experts on how to be grant-ready.
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Thanks to the IEA team for organizing and leading this important work for our students!
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It was great catching up with our state’s education leaders, dedicated staff, and some of my colleagues in the Illinois General Assembly.
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Our office is closed today and Tuesday, July 29th for training. Regular hours resume on Wednesday, July 30th.
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My statement on Trump's executive order targeting those experiencing homelessness:
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Join me at SEIU HCII’s Families First Day of Action!. 📆 Saturday, July 26, 2025.⏰ 12pm-1pm.📍Hessel Park, Champaign, IL. Register here:
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To get the most up to date information on these sites and their hours, use this link:
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Wednesday, July 23rd and Thursday, July 24th will be dangerously hot in Champaign-Urbana. Those experiencing homelessness are in danger if they’re left outside. Local governments have coordinated cooling centers to help save lives.
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Champaign-Urbana Cooling Center Information ➡️
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Donald Trump has taken millions of our public education dollars hostage. This hurts our kids, our teachers, and our entire society. Read more from Governor Pritzker on Trump’s attacks on Illinois education programs:.
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All of us must ensure his legacy and economic justice. Apartheid anywhere is an injustice everywhere.
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He helped remove the political structure of apartheid and put sovereignty back into the hands of the people. He also set South Africa on the path towards economic justice which remains the last vestiges of colonialism that must fall.
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Nelson Mandela was born on this day in 1918. He spent nearly three decades imprisoned by the apartheid government, and yet, he never lost hope.
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