710 ILCS 30/20-40

(710 ILCS 30/20-40)

Sec. 20-40.

Default of a party.

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties:

(a) If, without showing sufficient cause, the claimant fails
to communicate its statement of claim in accordance with subsection
(a) of Section 20-30 of this Act the
arbitral tribunal shall terminate the proceedings.

(b) If, without showing sufficient cause, the respondent fails
to communicate its statement of defense in accordance with
subsection (a) of Section 20-30 of this Act
the arbitral tribunal shall continue the proceedings without
treating the failure in itself as an admission of the claimant's
allegations.

(c) If, without showing sufficient cause, any party fails to
appear at a hearing or to produce documentary evidence, the
arbitral tribunal may continue the proceedings and make the award
on the evidence before it.

(Source: P.A. 90-631, eff. 7-24-98.)