Gov. JB Pritzker has officially signed a bill that would make it easier for police to remove squatters from someone's home, bypassing the months-long eviction process.

Illinois ranks 14th among U.S. states with the highest infection rates for sexually-transmitted diseases, with 832 new cases per 100,000 residents. Researchers for Invigor Medical analyzed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV.