Rule Text
The oath, award of arbitrators, and notice of award shall be in substantially the same form as the template provided in the Article I Forms Appendix.
Amendment history: Adopted May 20, 1987, effective June 1, 1987; amended March 1, 2001, effective immediately; amended October 20, 2003, effective December 1, 2003; amended June 22, 2017, eff. July 1, 2017.
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
When your case goes through arbitration, there are official forms that must be used. The arbitrators' oath, their final decision (called an award), and the notice telling you about that decision all need to follow specific templates set by the Illinois Supreme Court.
You can find these required forms in the Article I Forms Appendix that goes along with these rules. As long as your documents are close to those templates, they will be acceptable to the court.