Arbitrators in Illinois

Court-ordered case? Courts may require a mediator from their own approved list for court-ordered cases. Check your court’s rules, or see how mediation works in Illinois.

Court-connected mediation in Illinois: Illinois court mediation lists are kept circuit by circuit; courts appoint from those lists when parties cannot agree, and Cook County rules let parties agree on a mediator not on the court list.

Private mediation in Illinois: No statewide license for private mediators was found in the sources reviewed; circuit 'certified' lists apply to court programs. No rule specific to out-of-state or online mediators was found.

Sources: Law Division Mediation, Circuit Court of Cook County · Mediation Program for Domestic Relations Cases, Circuit Court of Cook County · Civil Mediation, Illinois Second Judicial Circuit · First Judicial Circuit Mediation (family and civil) · Supreme Court Rules index, Illinois Courts · partly verified