Castle Doctine:
1) Owner didn't provoke the intrusion and is insider her house legally
2) Intruder is there illegally and made unlawful entry to the house
3) Owner reasonably believes the intruder intends to inflict bodily harm
Illinois does have castle law with no requirement to retreat...sounds within the bounds of law to me
What's to prevent the squatter from doing all the things you proposed back to the legal owner and her child? You do know the squatter changed the locks on the legal owner when she illegally moved in.
The real travesty is that the illegal squatter has more rights here and the proof of ownership is on the legal owner, who then has to get an eviction notice (30 days notice) that the squatter can then appeal.
A .45ACP and only one side to the story (mine) sounds much simpler!
Cheers,
Cap-10