Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Dupage Cnty. 14.29

As amended through September 23, 2024
Rule 14.29 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
(a) Following the conclusion of mediation, the Eviction Mediation Program Coordinator shall work with the Presiding Judge of Chancery to complete a Residential Eviction Mediation Report, comply with any other reporting requirements hereunder, assist in the scheduling of mediations under this Program, and facilitate communications between the trial court and Court-Appointed Mediator assigned to each case.
(b) Pursuant to 710 ILCS 35/7(a), a Mediator assigned to a case hereunder "may not make a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other communication regarding a mediation to a court, administrative agency, or other authority that may make a ruling on the dispute that is the subject of the mediation" but a mediator may disclose, under 710 ILCS 35/7(b)(1), "whether the mediation occurred or has terminated, whether a settlement was reached, and attendance." Such disclosures shall be made by the Mediator to the judge assigned to each case, as aforesaid, in the format provided for under these Rules, or in such additional or other format as the Presiding Judge may deem appropriate.
(c) The Court shall report to the Supreme Court the number of cases submitted to mediation pursuant to this program, the type and number of issues resolved through the mediation program, and participant satisfaction rates and survey results. Said report shall be submitted to the Supreme Court on a quarterly basis or as requested by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.
(d) The Eviction Mediation Program Coordinator shall report to the Court the number of cases submitted to mediation pursuant to this program, the type and number of issues resolved through the mediation program, participant satisfaction rates and survey results, the number of mediation sessions conducted, case outcomes, time from referral to resolution/return to court and a summary of noted problems relevant to the effective administration of the Program. Said report shall be submitted on a quarterly basis or as otherwise requested by the Office of the Chief Judge.

Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Dupage Cnty. 14.29