Where a party fails to appear at a mandated arbitration hearing but demonstrably attempted to appear and gave prompt notice and remediation via appearance through counsel when her impending absence became apparent, mere failure to appear absent evidence of bad faith is not sufficient to bar the party from rejecting the arbitration award.The 1st District Appellate Court reversed and remanded a decision from Cook County Circuit Judge John A. O’Meara.On March 21, 2018, an arbitration hearing was scheduled between Tamika …