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710 ILCS 5/7 (2026)

Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions

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(710 ILCS 5/7) (from Ch. 10, par. 107)
    Sec. 7. Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions.
    (a) The arbitrators may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of books, records, documents and other evidence, and shall have the power to administer oaths. Subpoenas so issued shall be served, and upon application to the court by a party or the arbitrators, enforced, in the manner provided by law for the service and enforcement of subpoenas in civil cases.
    (b) On application of a party and for use as evidence, the arbitrators may permit a deposition to be taken, in the manner and upon the terms designated by the arbitrators, of a witness who cannot be subpoenaed or is unable to attend the hearing.
    (c) All provisions of law compelling a person under subpoena to testify are applicable.
    (d) Fees for attendance as a witness shall be the same as for a witness in the Circuit Court.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 3844.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1994–2014 · leading case: Bushell v. Caterpillar, Inc., 683 N.E.2d 1286 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997).
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Bushell v. Caterpillar, Inc., 683 N.E.2d 1286 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 2× “Under the Act, arbitration proceedings involve the presentation of evidence and the cross-examination of witnesses.”
Christian Dior, Inc. v. Schaffner & Marx, 637 N.E.2d 546 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “(710 ILCS 5/7(a) (West 1992).) Moreover, HSM has failed to demonstrate that the panel drew any "improper inferences” from its alleged refusal to provide Dior with the documents at issue.”
People v. Salazar, 672 N.E.2d 803 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “710 ILCS 5/7 — 12 (West 1992); People v. Aguilar, 218 Ill.”
Bushell v. Caterpillar, Inc., 291 Ill. App. 3d 559 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 2× “Under the Act, arbitration proceedings involve the presentation of evidence and the cross-examination of witnesses.”
Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago v. Illinois Educ. Labor Relations Bd., 2013 IL App (1st) 122447 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “710 ILCS 5/7(a) (West 2010). In this way, the interests of an educational employer in protecting the confidentiality of sensitive student records are neatly balanced with the interests of a bargaining representative in obtaining all relevant information to perform its duties:…”
— 710 ILCS 5/7(a) — 4 cases
Bushell v. Caterpillar, Inc., 683 N.E.2d 1286 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “Under the Act, arbitration proceedings involve the presentation of evidence and the cross-examination of witnesses.”
Christian Dior, Inc. v. Schaffner & Marx, 637 N.E.2d 546 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “(710 ILCS 5/7(a) (West 1992).) Moreover, HSM has failed to demonstrate that the panel drew any "improper inferences” from its alleged refusal to provide Dior with the documents at issue.”
Bushell v. Caterpillar, Inc., 291 Ill. App. 3d 559 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “Under the Act, arbitration proceedings involve the presentation of evidence and the cross-examination of witnesses.”
Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago v. Illinois Educ. Labor Relations Bd., 2013 IL App (1st) 122447 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “710 ILCS 5/7(a) (West 2010). In this way, the interests of an educational employer in protecting the confidentiality of sensitive student records are neatly balanced with the interests of a bargaining representative in obtaining all relevant information to perform its duties:…”
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