Rule 17.08 - AWARD AND JUDGEMENT ON AWARD (SUPREME COURT 92)A. After each hearing, the arbitrators shall make an award in favor of the plaintiff(s) or defendant(s). The panel shall make the award promptly upon termination of the hearing. The award shall dispose of all claims for relief. The award on each claim may not exceed the amount prayed for in the complaint or counterclaim, and in no event may the award be more than $50,000 exclusive of interest and costs. The award shall be signed by the arbitrators or the majority of them. A dissenting vote without further comment may be noted. In the event a panel of arbitrators unanimously finds that a party has violated the good faith provisions of Supreme Court Rule 91(b), such finding, accompanied by a factual basis, shall be noted on a findings sheet. Such findings sheet shall become part of the arbitration award. The Arbitration Administrator shall provide forms to be completed by the arbitrators to report their award. The award, including the findings sheet, shall be filed immediately with the Clerk of the Court, who shall serve notice of the award to all parties, including any in default.B. The Clerk of the Court shall include in the notice of award a date certain, not less than 30 days from the filing of the award, before the Arbitration Judge, for entry of judgment on the award, dismissal or the scheduling of a trial date in the event a timely rejection has been filed. All parties shall be required to appear on said date. Failure to appear may result in the entry of judgment on the award or dismissal for want of prosecution on motion of a party or on the court's own motion.Ill. R. Cir. Ct. McHenry Cnty. 17.08