Death threats targeting Democrats prompt State Rep. Deb Conroy to shut down Villa Park office

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Illinois State Representative Deb Conroy has shut down her suburban Villa Park office after getting death threats.

VILLA PARK, Ill. -- State Representative Deb Conroy has shut down her suburban DuPage County office after getting death threats.

"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." "So in the meantime, Republican politicians doubled down on it," Conroy said."They inflamed it. They made it worse."

"I was really disappointed in Leader Durkin's response because he is not addressing doing anything to stop it," Conroy said.

 

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Politicians been letting us down 👎🤔 lately, Why am I not surprised 😯👎💯🤔🤔

This is hideous--these people need to be found, prosecuted, and punished-now-before our democracy is destroyed

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