No they aren't. Intent matters. According to this article [0] by the senior counsel and ethics officer for the Illinois Department of Central Management Servic

No they aren't. Intent matters. According to this article [0] by the senior counsel and ethics officer for the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, > The threshold questions are whether the conversation is private, and whether the recording is done secretly. The law allows recording if the conversation is not private, that is, there is no reasonable expectation of privacy as defined above. Also, there is no violation unless the recording is “surreptitious,” defined as “obtained or made by stealth or deception, or executed through secrecy or concealment.” [0] https://www.isba.org/committees/governmentlawyers/newsletter/2018/09/applyingillinoiseavesdroppinglawtog https://www.isba.org/committees/governmentlawyers/newsletter...