Illinois Gov. Gets Embarrassed Into Signing Anti-Squatting Law

Following state rep’s encounter, Pritzker signs ‘squatter bill’ into law - Mahomet Daily

by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois July 21, 2025 Article Summary A new Illinois law allows police to remove squatters from a person’s home for criminal trespassing. State law previously required property owners to go through a lengthy eviction process in court to remove squatters who claimed legal rights to a property. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill after Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, had squatters move in next door. This summary was wr…