Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Will Cnty. 16.03
No arbitration hearing date shall be set less than 60 days nor more than one year from the date of filing or subsequent assignment to the arbitration calendar unless allowed by the Supervising Judge for Arbitration upon good cause shown. Arbitration hearings shall be held at the Will County Court Annex Building, 3rd floor or at another location authorized by the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court. Arbitration Actions shall be assigned for hearing by the Supervising Judge for Arbitration based on the arbitration calendar maintained by the Arbitration Administrator or his / her designee. The dates available on the calendar may be adjusted by the Arbitration Administrator with the approval of the Supervising Judge for Arbitration.
Any party to a case may request postponement of a scheduled arbitration hearing date only by filing a written motion with the Clerk of the Circuit court. The motion shall be heard by the Supervising Judge for Arbitration. The motion shall meet the requirements of Supreme Court Rule 231. The notice of hearing and motion shall be served upon counsel for all other parties, upon pro-se parties as provided by Supreme Court Rule and Rules of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit and upon the Arbitration Administrator.
Consolidated cases shall be heard on the hearing date assigned to the latest cause unless otherwise set by the Supervising Judge for Arbitration.
Upon voluntary settlement or dismissal of any case scheduled for arbitration, counsel for the plaintiff or the Plaintiff if pro se, shall immediately notify the Arbitration Administrator in writing. Failure to do so may result in the imposition of sanctions.
Arbitration hearings shall be limited in duration to two (2) hours for presentation of the case. Any party to a case may request additional time for presentation of the case by filing a motion with the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The notice of hearing and motion shall be served upon counsel for all other parties and upon pro se parties as prescribed by Supreme Court Rules and the Rules of the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit and upon the Arbitration Administrator. The motion shall be set for hearing on the calendar of the Supervising Judge for Arbitration not less than 30 days prior to the arbitration hearing.
Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Will Cnty. 16.03