220 ILCS 5/10-110
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article X - Proceedings Before The Commission And The Courts

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 10-110)Sec. 10-110.   At the time fixed for any hearing upon a complaint, the  complainant and the person or corporation complained of, and such persons  or corporations as the Commission may allow to intervene, shall be entitled  to be heard and to introduce evidence.  The Commission shall issue process  to enforce the attendance of all necessary witnesses.  At the conclusion of  such hearing the Commission shall make and render findings concerning the  subject matter and facts inquired into and enter its order based thereon.  A  copy of such order, certified under the seal of the Commission, shall be  served upon the person or corporation complained of, or his or its  attorney, which order shall, of its own force, take effect and become  operative twenty days after the service thereof, except as otherwise  provided, and shall continue in force either for a period which may be  designated therein or until changed or abrogated by the Commission.  Where  an order cannot, in the judgment of the Commission, be complied with within  twenty days, the Commission may prescribe such additional time as in its  judgment is reasonably necessary to comply with the order, and may, on  application and for good cause shown, extend the time for compliance fixed  in its order.  A full and complete record shall be preserved of all  proceedings had before the Commission, or any member thereof, or any administrative law judge, on any formal hearing had, and all testimony shall  be taken down by a stenographer appointed by the Commission, and the  parties shall be entitled to be heard in person or by attorney.In any proceeding involving a public  utility in which the lawfulness of any of its rates or other charges shall  be called in question by any person or corporation furnishing a commodity  or service in competition with said public utility at prices or charges not  subject to regulation, the Commission may investigate the competitive  prices or other charges demanded or received by such person or corporation  for such commodity or service, including the rates or other charges  applicable to the transportation thereof.  The Commission may, on its own  motion or that of any party to such proceeding, issue subpoenas to secure  the appearance of witnesses or the production of books, papers, accounts  and documents necessary to ascertain the prices, rates or other charges for  such commodity or service or for the transportation thereof, and shall  dismiss from such proceeding any party failing to comply with a subpoena so  issued.In case of an appeal from any order or decision of the Commission, under  the terms of Sections 10-201 and 10-202 of this Act, a transcript of such  testimony, together with all exhibits or copies thereof introduced and all  information secured by the Commission on its own initiative and considered  by it in rendering its order or decision (and required by this Act to be  made a part of its records) and of the pleadings, records and proceedings  in the case, including transcripts of Commission meetings prepared in accordance with Section 10-102 of this Act, shall constitute the record of the Commission: Provided, that  on appeal from an order or decision of the Commission, the person or  corporation taking the appeal and the Commission may stipulate that a  certain question or certain questions alone and a specified portion only of  the evidence shall be certified to the court for its judgment, whereupon  such stipulation and the question or questions and the evidence therein  specified shall constitute the record on appeal.Copies of all official documents and orders filed or deposited according  to law in the office of the Commission, certified by the Chairman of  the Commission or his or her designee to be true  copies of the originals, under  the official seal of the Commission, shall be evidence in like manner as  the originals.In any matter concerning which the Commission is authorized to hold a  hearing, upon complaint or application or upon its own motion, notice shall  be given to the public utility and to such other interested persons as the  Commission shall deem necessary in the manner provided in  Section 10-108, and the hearing shall be conducted in like manner as if  complaint  had been made to or by the Commission.  But nothing in this Act shall be  taken to limit or restrict the power of the Commission, summarily, of its  own motion, with or without notice, to conduct any investigations or  inquiries authorized by this Act, in such manner and by such means as it  may deem proper, and to take such action as it may deem necessary in  connection therewith.  With respect to any rules, regulations, decisions or  orders which the Commission is authorized to issue without a hearing, and  so issues, any public utility or other person or corporation affected  thereby and deeming such rules, regulations, decisions or orders, or any of  them, improper, unreasonable or contrary to law, may apply for a hearing  thereon, setting forth specifically in such application every ground of  objection which the applicant desires to urge against such rule,  regulation, decision or order.  The Commission may, in its discretion, grant  or deny the application, and a hearing, if had, shall be subject to the  provisions of this and the preceding Sections.  (Source: P.A. 100-840, eff. 8-13-18.)