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Coverage dated August 6, 2026

House committee begins Ammons investigation, seeks guidance from US attorney

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* Background is here if you need it. Capitol News Illinois’ Ben Szalinski… Illinois House Special Investigating Committee into indicted Rep. Carol Ammons is meeting today for the first time. Ammons is not here, but this is not expected to be a quick process pic.twitter.

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  1. Capitol Fax

    House committee begins Ammons investigation, seeks guidance from US attorney (opens Capitol Fax)

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    * Background is here if you need it. Capitol News Illinois’ Ben Szalinski… Illinois House Special Investigating Committee into indicted Rep. Carol Ammons is meeting today for the first time. Ammons is not here, but this is not expected to be a quick process pic.twitter.

  2. Capitol News Illinois

    Illinois House begins investigation into indicted Rep. Carol Ammons (opens Capitol News Illinois)

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    The committee will not meet again until receiving feedback from the federal prosecutor’s office.

  3. ABC 7 Chicago

    Special Illinois House committee opens investigation into Rep. Carol Ammons as federal case unfolds (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    An Illinois House committee on Thursday launched a formal investigation into state Rep. Carol Ammons, a Democrat from Urbana, who is facing federal corruption charges and could ultimately be expelled from the legislature.

  4. WCIA Champaign

    Illinois begins House investigation into Rep. Carol Ammons (opens WCIA Champaign)

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    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- The first House Special Investigative Committee hearing for Rep. Carol Ammons happened Thursday. Carol and her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, are at the center of a federal wire fraud indictment. Neither Ammons nor her attorneys were present at the hearing.

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