Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and carjackings down 50%.

The Safe Gun Storage Act requires owners to keep weapons in a locked box around minors and at-risk individuals. Another bill requires law enforcement agencies to use a federal tracing system to track firearms.

The ABC7 I-Team has learned Governor JB Pritzker will a bill into Illinois law that would make it easier for police to remove squatters from someone's home, bypassing the months-long eviction process.