State Police 'Tracking' Possible Threats At Illinois Capitol

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Armed protests are planned for all 50 state capitols and Washington, D.C., as soon as this weekend and continuing through the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, according to an internal FBI bulletin obtained by the Associated Press and first reported by ABC News.

Officials are sounding the alarm after a pro-Trump mob assaulted the U.S. Capitol last week, breaking windows, ransacking offices and bludgeoning a police officer to death. Several Illinoisans have been charged in connection with the failed bid to keep President Donald Trump in the White House — despite no evidence of widespread election fraud, according to Trump's own Justice Department.

Calls for violence have spiked on social media in recent days, according to law enforcement. Before the conservative-friendly social network Parler shut down Sunday — after being banned by Apple, Google and Amazon — calls to target legislators, journalists and even Amazon delivery drivers were rampant.

The Illinois State Police told NBC News they are "tracking possible events at the Illinois Capitol building this weekend" and will work with local law enforcement to "respond to threats identified through federal, state and local intelligence."

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, at a news conference Monday, refused to comment on specific security measures being taken but said the state police are "well aware of the challenges that may crop up."

"We have a great security team for the state consisting of all three agency heads," the governor continued. "That's Gen. Neely at our National Guard, director Kelly at the state police and Gen. Tate Nadeau at our Emergency Management Agency, and we really work very cohesively. They've done a terrific job so far."

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