Alternative Dispute Resolution is a mechanism by which different types of legal disputes are resolved through out-of-court processes like arbitration, and mediation as an alternative to civil litigation. ADR methods can be effective in reducing the time, money, and adversarial nature associated with traditional court-based proceedings.
Elmhurst is an affluent suburb of Chicago in DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois. The population is 43,298, as of the 2006 Special Census.