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5 ILCS 100/10-60 (2026)

Ex parte communications

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(5 ILCS 100/10-60) (from Ch. 127, par. 1010-60)
    Sec. 10-60. Ex parte communications.
    (a) Except in the disposition of matters that agencies are authorized by law to entertain or dispose of on an ex parte basis, agency heads, agency employees, and administrative law judges shall not, after notice of hearing in a contested case or licensing to which the procedures of a contested case apply under this Act, communicate, directly or indirectly, in connection with any issue of fact, with any person or party, or in connection with any other issue with any party or the representative of any party, except upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate.
    (b) However, an agency member may communicate with other members of the agency, and an agency member or administrative law judge may have the aid and advice of one or more personal assistants.
    (c) An ex parte communication received by any agency head, agency employee, or administrative law judge shall be made a part of the record of the pending matter, including all written communications, all written responses to the communications, and a memorandum stating the substance of all oral communications and all responses made and the identity of each person from whom the ex parte communication was received.
    (d) Communications regarding matters of procedure and practice, such as the format of pleadings, number of copies required, manner of service, and status of proceedings, are not considered ex parte communications under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 87-823.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Williams v. The Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2016 IL App (1st) 142376 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016).
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Williams v. The Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2016 IL App (1st) 142376 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “" 5 ILCS 100/10-60(a) (West 2012). ¶ 44 Williams further claims that the bias of the administrative defendants against claimants seeking unemployment benefits is evidenced by the fact that in "the vast preponderance of instances" when the administrative defendants choose to…”
Cmty. Living Options, Inc. v. The Dep't of Pub. Health, 2013 IL App (4th) 121056 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 2× “” 5 ILCS 100/10-60(b) (West 2008). See also 77 Ill.”
Citizens United for Responsible Energy Dev. NFP v. Illinois Com. Comm'n, 2026 IL App (5th) 250022 (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). “” ¶ 43 Section 10-60 of the APA provides the following regarding ex parte communications: “(a) Except in the disposition of matters that agencies are authorized by law to entertain or dispose of on an ex parte basis, agency heads, agency employees, and administrative law judges…”
Cathedral Rock of Granite City, Inc. v. Health Facilities Plan. Bd. (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “Plaintiff is correct that section 10-60 of the Procedure Act (5 ILCS 100/10-60 (West 1998)), which is incorporated into the Planning Act (20 ILCS 3960/18 (West 1998)), prohibits ex parte communications and requires that all ex parte communications be included in the record.”
— 5 ILCS 100/10-60(a) — 1 case
Williams v. The Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2016 IL App (1st) 142376 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “" 5 ILCS 100/10-60(a) (West 2012). ¶ 44 Williams further claims that the bias of the administrative defendants against claimants seeking unemployment benefits is evidenced by the fact that in "the vast preponderance of instances" when the administrative defendants choose to…”
— 5 ILCS 100/10-60(b) — 1 case
Cmty. Living Options, Inc. v. The Dep't of Pub. Health, 2013 IL App (4th) 121056 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “” 5 ILCS 100/10-60(b) (West 2008). See also 77 Ill.”
— 5 ILCS 100/10-60(c) — 1 case
Cmty. Living Options, Inc. v. The Dep't of Pub. Health, 2013 IL App (4th) 121056 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “” 5 ILCS 100/10-60(b) (West 2008). See also 77 Ill.”
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