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News & Announcements
Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Due to continued increase in the number of cases filed in the Northern District of Illinois, we have adjusted the beginning number of cases filed in the Western Division (Rockford) for calendar year 2011 to begin at 80,000. Thus all cases filed...
January 4, 2011
CM/ECF will not be available Saturday, January 15, 2011. There will be no interruption of access to CM/ECF this weekend, January 8 - 9, 2011. Saturday, January 15, 2011 CM/ECF will not be available between the hours of, approximately, 07:00 AM...
January 7, 2011
Starting on January 14, 2011 and continuing until December 31, 2011, all matters in DuPage County in which the Springer, Brown, Covey, Gaertner and David LLC firm or any lawyer affiliated with the Springer Brown firm is a party in interest or...
January 7, 2011
Due to an urgent PACER system upgrade CM/ECF will not be available this Saturday, January 15, 2011, between the hours of, approximately, 07:00 AM and 04:00 PM CST.
We apologize for this short notice and for any inconvenience it may cause...
January 12, 2011
Starting on January 14, 2011 and continuing until December 31, 2011, all matters in DuPage County in which the Springer, Brown, Covey, Gaertner and David LLC firm or any lawyer affiliated with the Springer Brown firm is a party in interest or...
January 13, 2011
Due to potential blizzard conditions, the Bankruptcy Court (Dirksen and Rockford Courthouses) will be closed Wednesday, February 2, 2011. The court will continue to provide updates via its Internet website and list service e-mail message. Please...
February 1, 2011
The Court will be open for business, Thursday, February 3, 2011. Please visit specific judge web pages for scheduling updates.
Thank your for your understanding regarding our closure, Wednesday, due to the hazardous weather conditions.
February 2, 2011
We've recently conducted a review of all the Motions to Dismiss that have been filed during the past several months. Our sample revealed that in almost 10% of the filings, the title of the motion and proposed order did not match the event that...
February 11, 2011
Effective March 15, 2011, The Administrative Procedures for the Case Management/Electronic Case Filing system have been amended as follows:
Section II.A.1.b., formerly "reserved" now reads: Time for Filing Motions...
February 14, 2011