Chapter 7, Section 1 of the 19th Judicial Circuit's local court rules details the court-annexed arbitration program. The arbitration rules of the Illinois Supreme Court are referenced within. In this circuit, the amount in controversy must exceed $10,000 but not exceed $50,000. It includes actions subject to mandatory arbitration, qualifications to be an arbitrator, procedures for the scheduling of hearings, discovery, administration of the hearings, awards and judgments.
19th Judicial Circuit of Illinois Local Rules- Mandatory Arbitration Program
19th Judicial Circuit of Illinois. Rules of the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Nov. 27, 1990; amended Oct. 9, 2007http://www.19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us/1986/Chapter-7-Alternative-Dispute-Resolution