a bill decriminalizing HIV. Before, those in Illinois living with HIV could have faced prison time and thousands of dollars in fines for not disclosing their HIV status to their sexual partners.Pritzker said the laws were archaic. “They don’t decrease infection rates, but they do increase stigma,” he said, according to Chicago media outlet WMAQ. “It’s high time we treat HIV as we do other treatable transmissible diseases.”Activists cheered for the bill, saying it’s a significant step in helping fight the stigma around living with HIV.“Especially for people living with HIV, it finally takes the stigma away that people living with HIV are dangerous.