Lawmakers advance bill allowing public officials to conceal personal information – Capitol News IL

The bill would also allow an elected official to use an office or work address for their driver’s license and to redact their home address from their nominating papers once the period for filing objections is over.
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Mark F
7 months ago

So politicians want to mask themselves while unmasking ICE agents?

Brian Jones
7 months ago

“Transparency”

Hello, Indiana!
7 months ago

And the Star Chamber members want to add another layer to the opaque onion. Judges, prosecutors , politicians and others free from the consequences of their disastrous progressive policies already enjoy a sense of security due to gated homes and private security details that none of the regular citizens will ever experience. Eventually, the progressives will have you tried for unspecified reasons in a court of nameless, faceless things wearing masks and robes, waiting to ship you off for whatever they say you did. Pols will pass harmful laws in the dead of night ( sound familiar?) enacted upon the… Read more »

Sanity please
7 months ago

Pass this BS and it is only a matter of time
before all of our politicians wear black mask and
have political aids named Tonto.

Call my shrink
7 months ago

With the laws they’re making I’d be afraid for my safety too

David F
7 months ago

But it’s ok for the rest of the public to be doxxed like police or federal agents?

Isn’t Illinois Fun?
7 months ago

A bad idea. We have elected officials seeking to build a database of ICE agents. Is the purpose to expose them? Doxxing is already illegal in IL. Elected officials should have no more and no less shielding from it than everyone else. Also, the use of campaign funds should be running a campaign, not a personal services slush fund, although that’s a funny notion in IL.

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