SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could protect the safety and privacy of public officials. Sponsors filed the plan following the assassinations of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark Hortman and conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Current and former state lawmakers, constitutional officers, state's attorneys, public defenders and election officials could all have their personal information protected under the legislation.

This bill would allow officials to request that their information not be posted online by government agencies, people, businesses, or groups. They could also request information be removed from a website if it has already been published.

Anyone who violates the proposed law would be charged with a Cla

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