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710 ILCS 5/1 (2026)

Validity of arbitration agreement

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(710 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 10, par. 101)
    Sec. 1. Validity of arbitration agreement. A written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable and irrevocable save upon such grounds as exist for the revocation of any contract, including failure to comply with the terms of the Workplace Transparency Act, except that any agreement between a patient and a hospital or health care provider to submit to binding arbitration a claim for damages arising out of (1) injuries alleged to have been received by a patient, or (2) death of a patient, due to hospital or health care provider negligence or other wrongful act, but not including intentional torts, is also subject to the Health Care Arbitration Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 232 cases (29 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: Phoenix Ins. v. Rosen, 949 N.E.2d 639 (Ill. 2011).
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Phoenix Ins. v. Rosen, 949 N.E.2d 639 (Ill. 2011). · cites it 2× “In general, the legislature has expressed its approval of arbitration through adoption of the Uniform Arbitration Act (710 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2006)), which provides, inter alia, that an arbitration agreement “is valid, enforceable and irrevocable save upon such grounds as…”
Melena v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 847 N.E.2d 99 (Ill. 2006). · cites it 2× “As an initial matter, the Illinois General Assembly shares the same favorable view of arbitration as Congress, as evinced by its enactment of the Uniform Arbitration Act in 1961 (710 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2000)). We have recognized that the "basic intention of our Arbitration…”
Heider v. Knautz, 919 N.E.2d 1058 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 5× “PRESIDING JUSTICE ZENOFF delivered the opinion of the court: On July 29, 2009, the circuit court of Jo Daviess County entered an order compelling binding arbitration between the parties pursuant to the Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act (Act) (710 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2008)).…”
Guarantee Trust Life Ins. Co. v. Platinum Supplemental Ins., Inc., 2016 IL App (1st) 161612 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “¶ 26 The Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act (Act) (710 ILCS 5/1 (West 2014)), “ ‘must be deemed part of a contract containing an arbitration clause.”
Cleeland v. Gilbert, 774 N.E.2d 821 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 5× “While we conclude that jurisdiction was proper, we hold, inter alia , that the arbitration award must be vacated because the trial court exceeded its authority when it entered a monetary judgment pursuant to an application to compel arbitration in accordance with the Uniform…”
Carey v. Richards Bldg. Supply Co., 856 N.E.2d 24 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “Fortunately, considerable guidance exists in the case law of this state to help us determine who, in the first instance, should have determined whether plaintiffs claim is subject to arbitration under the agreement. The parties do not address whether the Federal Arbitration Act…”
Bishop v. We Care Hair Dev. Corp., 738 N.E.2d 610 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 2× “(West 1996)) and the Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act (the Act) (710 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 1996)). The trial court subsequently granted the plaintiffs’ motion to amend the complaint to add numerous franchisees as plaintiffs, including Michael Castleman, an Illinois franchisee.”
Koehler v. The Packer Grp., Inc., 2016 IL App (1st) 142767 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “Defendants have directed our attention to no case, however, in which a court applying the Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act (710 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2010)) has adopted the exception.”
Glazer's Distributors of Illinois, Inc. v. NWS-Illinois, LLC, 876 N.E.2d 203 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “In relevant part, the court (1) found that the issues were governed by the Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act (710 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2006)); (2) denied Glazer’s motion to compel arbitration and stay proceedings; (3) granted NWS LLC’s motion to stay arbitration; and (4)…”
Zobrist v. Verizon Wireless, 822 N.E.2d 531 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 2× “The court determined that this conclusion is in keeping with the intent of the drafters of the Uniform Arbitration Act (Ill.”
Salsitz v. Kreiss, 761 N.E.2d 724 (Ill. 2001). “When the issue of contractual intention is reasonably debatable, should the determination of arbitrability be made by the court or by the arbitrator in the first instance? Having examined cases from other jurisdictions and reviewed the intent of the drafters of the Uniform…”
Rosen v. Scil, LLC, 799 N.E.2d 488 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff maintains, however, that the FAA does not apply and this court should follow the provisions of the Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act (Illinois Act) (710 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2000)). The FAA provides: “A written provision in any maritime transaction or a contract…”
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