Ammons-Backed Bill Improving Police Hiring Standards Becomes Law

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Law enforcement agencies will be better equipped to vet potential officers and make independent, merit-based employment decisions under a new law backed by state Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, improving police hiring practices following the recent...

Ammons Bill Protecting Local Drinking Water Passes Both Chambers

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Working toward conserving local drinking water for Central Illinoisans, state Rep. and House Energy & Environment Committee Chair Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, has successfully passed a bicameral measure protecting critical sources of drinking water...