710 ILCS 30/20-45

(710 ILCS 30/20-45) Sec. 20-45. Expert appointed by arbitral tribunal. Unless objected to by one or both parties: (a) The arbitral tribunal may appoint one or more experts to report to it on specific issues to be determined by the arbitral tribunal. (b) The arbitral tribunal may require a party to give the expert any relevant information or to produce or provide access to any relevant documents, goods, or other property for the expert's inspection. (c) If a party so requests or if the arbitral tribunal considers it necessary, the expert shall, after delivery of his or her written or oral report, participate in a hearing where the parties have the opportunity to put questions to the expert and to present expert witnesses in order to testify on the points at issue. (Source: P.A. 90-631, eff. 7-24-98.)