Illinois Arbitration Summons is a court document issued by the Illinois Circuit Court to compel parties to a dispute to attend a mandatory arbitration hearing. The hearing is a form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties present their respective arguments before an unbiased third-party arbitrator, who then makes a binding decision on the matter. The decision is generally enforceable in court. There are two types of Illinois Arbitration Summons: an Order to Attend Arbitration and a Notice of Arbitration. The Order to Attend Arbitration is used when the parties agree to arbitration, while the Notice of Arbitration is used when the parties do not agree to arbitration. The Illinois Arbitration Summons includes the name of the parties involved in the dispute, the date and time of the arbitration hearing, the place of the hearing, and any other relevant information.