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710 ILCS 5/10 (2026)

Fees and expenses of arbitration

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(710 ILCS 5/10) (from Ch. 10, par. 110)
    Sec. 10. Fees and expenses of arbitration.
    Unless otherwise provided in the agreement to arbitrate, the arbitrators' expenses and fees, together with other expenses, not including attorney's fees, incurred in the conduct of the arbitration, shall be paid as provided in the award.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 3844.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: Quick & Reilly, Inc. v. Zielinski, 713 N.E.2d 739 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999).
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Quick & Reilly, Inc. v. Zielinski, 713 N.E.2d 739 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). · cites it 2× “) 710 ILCS 5/10 (West 1996). Thus, absent a contrary provision in the arbitration agreement, the Illinois Act authorizes arbitrators to assess all fees and costs associated with an arbitration proceeding, except for attorney fees.”
Advocate Fin. Grp. v. Poulos, 2014 IL App (2d) 130670 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “) 710 ILCS 5/10 (West 2010). 2 For example, in Beider v.”
Lee B. Stern & Co. v. Zimmerman, 660 N.E.2d 170 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). “) (710 ILCS 5/10 (West 1992).) Thus, absent a contrary provision in the arbitration agreement, the Act authorizes arbitrators to assess all fees and costs associated with an arbitration proceeding, except for attorney fees.”
Amerisure Mut. Ins. v. Global Reinsurance Corp. of Am., 927 N.E.2d 740 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “Section 10 of the Act (710 ILCS 5/10 (West 2006)) provides: “Unless otherwise provided in the agreement to arbitrate, the arbitrators’ expenses and fees, together with other expenses, not including attorney’s fees, incurred in the conduct of the arbitration, shall be paid as…”
Klehr v. Illinois Farmers Ins. Co., 2013 IL App (1st) 121843 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “The authority of the courts to review arbitration awards is controlled by sections 10 through 13 of the Uniform Arbitration Act (710 ILCS 5/10 to 13 (West 2010)), but the Act does not provide a mechanism for review of interlocutory orders by the arbitrators.”
Policeman's Benevolent Labor Comm. v. The City of Pekin, 2023 IL App (4th) 221018-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “2d 524 (citing 710 ILCS 5/10 to 13 (West 2010)). “[A]side from confirming, modifying, or vacating a final arbitration award, the role of the courts in the arbitration process is generally limited to determining the existence of a valid arbitration agreement.”
Power Constr. Co., LLC v. Michels Corp., 2020 IL App (1st) 200084-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “710 ILCS 5/10 (West 2018). The arbitrators did not explain the basis for their award of attorney fees but merely included it in their award calculations.”
Xchange Motors, Inc. v. Impson, 2024 IL App (3d) 240133-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “” 710 ILCS 5/10 13 (West 2022). Thus, absent a contrary provision in the arbitration agreement, the Arbitration Act authorizes arbitrators to assess all fees and costs associated with an arbitration proceeding, except for attorney fees.”
Bricker v. Heinz, 2025 IL App (4th) 250264-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “Likewise, defendants emphasize that section 10 of the Arbitration Act (710 ILCS 5/10 (West 2024)) authorizes arbitrators to assess all fees and costs associated with an arbitration proceeding, except for attorney fees, when the contract is silent as to who bears those costs— -…”
Guaranteed Rate Inc. v. Mott, 2025 IL App (1st) 241574-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 710 ILCS 5/10 (West 2020). Thus, whether the arbitrator could award attorney fees as it did was a question of whether the 2019 Agreement empowered him to do so.”
Amerisure Mut. Ins. v. Global Reinsurance Corp. of Am. (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “Section 10 of the Act (710 ILCS 5/10 (West 2006)) provides: “Unless otherwise provided in the agreement to arbitrate, the arbitrators’ expenses and fees, together with other expenses, not including attorney’s fees, incurred in the conduct of the arbitration, shall be paid as…”
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