(225 ILCS 25/27) (from Ch. 111, par. 2327)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 27. Hearings. At the time and place fixed in the notice under Section
25, the Board shall proceed to hear the charges and both the respondent and the complainant shall be accorded ample opportunity
to present in person, or by counsel, such statements, testimony,
evidence and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or to any
defense thereto. The Board may continue such hearing from time to
time.
The Board and Department shall have power to subpoena and bring
before the Board any person in this State and to take testimony
either orally or by deposition, or both, with the same fees and mileage
and in the same manner as is prescribed by law for judicial procedure in
civil cases.
The Secretary, the designated hearing officer, and any member of the Board shall have power to administer oaths
at any
hearing which the Department or Board is authorized by law to
conduct.
(Source: P.A. 97-1013, eff. 8-17-12.)
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