Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Arbitration
During interest arbitration proceedings, City sought to add a provision to its agreement with firefighters union that would allow it to unilaterally change health insurance benefits that it was providing to union's members during period of agreement. A party does not act in bad faith merely by submitting to an interest arbitrator a proposal pertaining to a permissive subject of bargaining.A party is not prejudiced by submission of the issue, as its objection will preclude the arbitrator from considering it.(McLAREN and SPENCE, concurring.)