Illinois' strict eavesdropping law requires all parties in a conversation to give consent in order for it to be audio-recorded. Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Northbrook, is sponsoring a bill that would allow for exceptions. She says she doesn't believe there is ...

Elaine Nekritz, D-Northbrook, has introduced legislation that makes ... out of ordinary citizens," said Robert Loeb, a Chicago-based lawyer and member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ignorance is no excuse, said Cook County Assistant State's ...