Except as hereinafter provided, the Judge to whom a matter is assigned may order to mediation any contested domestic or civil matter, other than Mandatory Arbitration and Small Claims cases. In addition, the parties to any such matter may file a written stipulation to mediate any issue between them at any time. Such stipulation shall be incorporated into the order of referral.
Except as otherwise set forth in Section 17.01(A) above, matters specified by administrative order of the Chief Judge of the circuit shall not be referred to mediation.
Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Will Cnty. 17.01