710 ILCS 30/20-20

(710 ILCS 30/20-20) Sec. 20-20. Commencement of arbitral proceedings. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral proceedings in respect of a particular dispute commence on the date on which a request for that dispute to be referred to arbitration is received by the respondent. (Source: P.A. 90-631, eff. 7-24-98.)