Section 320.700  Filing with Chief Administrative Law Judge

a)         A party may request review by the Chief Administrative Law Judge of a decision by the Department, including a decision made after an informal investigative hearing, to dismiss one or more allegations of a complaint for:

1)         Lack of substantial evidence;

2)         Lack of jurisdiction;

3)         No reasonable cause found;

4)         Failure of complainant to proceed; or

5)         Failure of complainant to accept a settlement offer.

b)         A respondent may request review by the Chief Administrative Law Judge of a decision by the Department, including a decision made after an informal investigative hearing, to issue a notice of default or a notice of reasonable cause found.

c)         A request for review must be delivered by U.S. mail or personal delivery to the Chief Administrative Law Judge at the Department's Chicago office within 15 calendar days after the decision.

d)         Neither the parties nor the Department may communicate directly or indirectly with the Chief Administrative Law Judge except in writing with copies to all parties and the Department.

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 19552, effective December 3, 2010)