"I’m tired of hearing thoughts and prayers and then nothing gets done, so Illinois is standing up and doing something about ...

Maryland State Sen. Ron Watson is proposing a pilot program to tackle squatting issues in Baltimore and Prince George's ...

While the General Assembly is currently between sessions for the summer, there is still some action coming from Springfield, ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a new law empowering police to swiftly remove squatters from private property. A ...

This has done so much harm to neighborhoods, to redevelopment, to property values, to people who’ve had to try to live and ...

JB Pritzker is asking state lawmakers for more authority to regulate the homeowners insurance market in Illinois after Bloomington- based State Farm announced a 27.2% rate increase. BRIBERY: Former ...

Squatters have been a persistent problem at a house in the 3100 block of Potomac, in the Gravois Park neighborhood.

Fiscal differences remain as Illinois lawmaker urges for transit special session - “State Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, made the call ...

Governor JB Pritzker signed SB1563 into law, clarifying that civil eviction procedures do not restrict law enforcement from ...

The law takes effect Jan. 1 and allows police to remove squatters without going through the costly and time-consuming eviction process.

A new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday will make it easier for police to remove squatters who are illegally staying at a residence.