This rule applies to St. Clair County. It mandates arbitration for cases valued between $15,000 and $50,000. Included in the rule are qualifications to be an arbitrator for the program, as well as procedures for scheduling and conducting the hearings, conducting discovery, and filing awards and award rejections.
20th Judicial Circuit of Illinois Local Rule 14.00: Mandatory Arbitration
20th Judicial Circuit of Illinois. Rules of the Circuit Court of the 20th Judicial Circuit, May 11, 1993; current as of April 15, 2012http://stclairbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Arbitration-Rules1.pdf