There was major development Tuesday in the fight over the state's controversial eavesdropping law. A court decision now allows citizens to record the audio of police officers on the job in public.
Citizens can legally record video of police officers doing their jobs on the public way, as long as you don't interfere, but the Illinois Eavesdropping Act does not permit you to record audio.
If you do, you're still subject to arrest and criminal charges, even though two state court judges in Illinois have declared the law unconstitutional.
It remains a law on the books without clarity though a new agreement just approved by a federal court judge will change things in Cook County. (more)
Weird.
