UNLAWFUL VIDEOTAPING

The relevant law can be seen at 720 ILCS 5/26-4

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/072000050K26-4.htm

Definitions and Penalties: 

When you intentionally make a video recording (including a photograph) or transmit live video of someone else (including stills of a video) without their consent in one of the following places: 

• a restroom, 
• a tanning bed or salon, or
• a locker or changing room, or
• in a hotel bedroom.
• It is also a crime to intentionally distribute or allow to be distributed, any recording or video you knew was made or recorded in violation in such a place. This is a Class 4 felony with a sentence for a first offense between one and three years of incarceration with between three and six years for subsequent offenses. An extended sentence of three to six years is also possible. Thirty months of probation can be an alternative here. These sentences also carry a possible $25,000 fine.
• It is a Class 3 felony with a sentence of two to five years imprisonment (five to ten years if an extended term sentence) and a possible $25,000 fine if the victim is under eighteen years of age or if you are a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act. Thirty months of probation can also be available here instead of incarceration.
• Distributing such a video is a Class 2 felony (with a sentence of three to seven years imprisonment and seven to fourteen years if an extended term sentence is imposed), and a $25,000 fine are all possible if your victim was under eighteen years of age or if you are a sex offender. Four years of probation may also be possible here.
•  When you intentionally make a video recording or transmit live video of someone else in their home (outside areas in rental units requiring public access like stairwells or halls or laundry rooms) without their consent. It is also a crime to intentionally distribute, or allow to be distributed, any such recording or video you knew was made or recorded in violation in such a place. This counts as a Class 4 felony with a sentence for a first offense between one and three years of incarceration and three and six years for an extended sentence. Thirty months of probation is also possible here.
• It is a Class 3 felony with a two-to-five-year sentence (five to ten years if an extended term) if the victim is under eighteen years of age or if you are a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act. Thirty months of probation is also possible here. This sentence here also carries a possible $25,000 fine. 
•  Distributing such a video is a Class 2 felony (three to seven years of incarceration and seven to fourteen years if an extended term) or a $25,000 fine if your victim was under eighteen years of age or if you are a sex offender. Four years of probation is also possible here.
•  When you intentionally make a video recording or transmit live video of someone else in their home without their consent by putting a device to do so outside their home (outside areas in rental units requiring public access like stairwells or halls or laundry rooms), it is also a crime to intentionally distribute, or allow to be distributed, any recording or video you knew was made or recorded in violation in such a place. This is a Class 4 felony with a sentence for a first offense between one and three years of incarceration and three and 6 six years for extended sentence, and a possible $25.000 fine. This offense is a Class 3 felony with a sentence of two to five years (five to ten years for extended sentence) and a $25.000 fine if the victim is less than eighteen years of age or if you are a registered sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act. Distributing such a video is a Class 2 felony (three to seven years imprisonment, and seven to fourteen years if an extended term) or a $25,000 fine if your victim was under eighteen years of age or if you are a sex offender. Four years of probation is also possible here.
•  When you intentionally make a video recording or transmit live video of someone else under their clothing without their consent, it is a Class A misdemeanor. Distributing such a video is a Class 2 felony with a prison sentence of three to seven years (and seven to fourteen years if an extended term) or a $25,000 fine if your victim was under eighteen years of age or if you are a sex offender. Four years of probation is also possible here.
•  It is illegal to put or to cause to be put a machine that making a video record or transmits a live video in a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon, locker room, changing room, or hotel bedroom with the intent to make a video record or transmit live video of another person without that person's consent. This is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days in jail and a fine of up to $2500.  Probation may be possible for two years.
•  Distributing such a video is a Class 2 felony (three to seven years and seven to fourteen years if an extended term) or a $25,000 fine if your victim was under eighteen years of age or if you are a sex offender. Four years of probation is also possible here.
• It is unlawful for any person to put or to be caused to be put a machine that makes a video record or transmits a live video with the intent to make a video record or transmit live video of another person in that other person's residence (excluding public areas such as stairwells, hallways, or laundry rooms) without that person's consent. This is a Class A misdemeanor with a sentence of up to 364 days in jail and a fine of up to $2500. A probation period of two years is also possible here.
• Distributing such a video is a Class 3 felony with a sentence of two to five years (five to ten years for extended sentence) with thirty months and a $25.000 fine also possible. It is a Class 2 felony (three to seven years and seven to fourteen years if an extended term) or four years of probation, and a possible $25,000 fine if the victim is under eighteen years of age or if you are already a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act