Illinois Code § 18c-2201

§ 18c-2201.

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-2201) Sec. 18c-2201. Availability of Judicial Review. (1) Standing to Seek Judicial Review. No person shall have standing to seek judicial review of a Commission action unless such person shall have an administratively cognizable interest in the order, be aggrieved by it, and have exhausted its administrative remedies. A person admitted as a party to an administrative proceeding shall be presumed to have an administratively cognizable interest in orders issued in the proceeding for purposes of standing to seek judicial review. (2) Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies. A person shall be deemed to have exhausted its administrative remedies only if: (a) The person participated as a party to the proceeding before the Commission, or filed a timely pleading seeking to participate as a party and was entitled as matter of right to participate as a party; (b) The person filed a timely motion for reconsideration or rehearing which was denied by the Commission or by operation of law, unless the Commission expressly waived the filing of such a motion; and (c) The action of which judicial review is sought is, in all respects, a final order of the Commission. (3) Deadline for Filing Petitions for Judicial Review. A petition for judicial review must be filed within 35 days after the order of the Commission becomes final. (4) Remedy Exclusive. Judicial review as provided for under this Article shall be exclusive of all other remedies at law or equity in regard to review of Commission actions, regulations or orders. (Source: P.A. 84-796; 84-1025.)