State Representative Deb Conroy has shut down her suburban DuPage County office after getting death threats.
Conroy is the most recent in a group of state lawmakers to receive threats involving opposition to legislation they've endorsed.
Members of a far right group protested Tuesday in front of Conroy's district office with police cars providing protection. She was forced to close her Villa Park office after receiving multiple death threats for misinformation spread about legislation she is proposing.
"I can't explain to you the things that people said, the words they used," Conroy said. "There is a word that begins with the letter "C" that I can tell you at my age I've never said it out loud. And I've read it so many times, it's disturbing."
It all began when some online publications took Conroy's legislation out of context and claimed that she supports concentration camps for unvaccinated people.
Conroy said her contribution to the bill has nothing to do with COVID quarantines. She said the legislation simply requires state data to be released to local health departments more quickly.
"So in the meantime, Republican politicians doubled down on it," Conroy said. "They inflamed it. They made it worse."
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