The Fiscal Year 2004 Annual Evaluation Report of the court-annexed mandatory arbitration program is presented in compliance with Section 2-1008A of the Mandatory Arbitration System Act, 735 ILCS 5/2-1001A et seq.The Supreme Court of Illinois and the Illinois General Assembly created court-annexed mandatory arbitration to reduce the backlog of civil cases and to provide litigants with a forum, other than the trial courts, in which their complaints could be more expeditiously resolved by an impartial fact finder. Efforts by the Supreme Court in devising a high quality arbitration system spanned nearly a decade. When developing the Illinois program, the Supreme Court and its committees secured the input of public officials representing all branches of Illinois government, as well as the general public. As a result, the program now in place is truly a coalescence of the best dispute resolution concepts.
The State Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Report summarizes the activity of court- annexed mandatory arbitration from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. The report includes an overview of mandatory arbitration in Illinois and contains statistical data as reported by each arbitration program.
Newsletter from the Illinois State Civil Service System. Articles in this issue: System Office to Review Exemption Procedures; Legal Update: Appellate Court Upholds Decision on Reclassification Process; Boards & Committees: Human Resource Directors Take on Several New Topics; Cornerstone: Our Civil Service Law; Q&A: At The Water Cooler; Whats New: Personal Characteristics and Employee Testing; University Spotlight: Eastern Illinois University and Staff and Board Members.
This Progress Report summarizes the accomplishments and actions made in 2006 towards fulfilling the goals set forth in "On the Road To Success": 1. Coordination and Alignment of State Resources and Initiatives; 2. Targeting Production Plan Resources for the Preservation and Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing; 3. Design and Implementation of Programs to Support Long-Term Homeownership for Illinois Working Families.