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Calumet City mayor says new state bill gives police stronger tools to remove squatters
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Mayor Thaddeus Jones announced Senate Bill 1563 has been signed and directed city attorneys and police to coordinate enforcement and housing inspections to address squatting and false occupancy claims in Calumet City.
Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones told the council on May 27 that Senate Bill 1563 has been signed and will give the city stronger legal tools to address squatting and false-identity occupancy claims.
Jones said the measure upgrades certain trespass provisions and will allow the city to work with prosecutors and police to pursue criminal trespass charges where people submit false information or occupy property without authorization. “This bill allows, the police department and, the attorneys, which I…
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