Illinois meeting recording consent law
Illinois requires all-party consent for private conversations — and separately, BIPA imposes written-consent duties when voiceprints or other biometric identifiers are collected, which AI transcription pipelines can trigger.
The statute
720 ILCS 5/14 (eavesdropping); 740 ILCS 14 (BIPA)
What makes it tricky
BIPA damages are per violation and have driven the largest settlements in this space. Overturo's standing mandates deliberately exclude biometric purposes (they always re-ask).
What's at stake
Eavesdropping: criminal. BIPA: $1,000–$5,000 per violation, private right of action.
The posture that always works
Capture an explicit consent decision from every participant before the meeting starts — whichever state they're in — and keep a tamper-evident record of it. That's what Overturo produces, and you can download a sample of the register format below.
Also read: EU AI Act Article 50 for meetings · All state laws
This page is general information about state recording laws, not legal advice. Statutes and case law change; verify with counsel how they apply to your situation.