Illinois Statutes Chapter 775. Human Rights § 5/8A-102.5. Alternative hearing procedure

(1) The parties shall select a hearing officer by mutual agreement from a pool of hearing officers determined by the Commission.

(2) The parties shall have a limited right to discovery. The methods of discovery available to the parties shall be specified in rules promulgated by the Commission.

(3) If a dispositive motion is made with respect to a case, the hearing officer mutually agreed upon shall have the authority to issue a final order disposing of the complaint based upon the motion.

(4) If the case proceeds to public hearing, the hearing officer mutually agreed upon shall have the authority to issue a final order disposing of the complaint based upon the pleadings and the evidence presented. The final order shall be in sufficient detail to apprise the parties as to the basis for the decisions, but need not contain detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law.