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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.
Fri, 08/19/2016
Effective August 22, 2016, pursuant to Local Rule 2090-5 “any other appearance must be filed by the attorney appearing using forms prescribed by the district court.” Therefore the local form Appearance as Attorney has been replaced with the...
Thu, 08/18/2016
Please be advised that Judge Lynch's 9/28/16 morning court call will be heard in the afternoon as follows:
9:30 a.m. matters will be heard at 1:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m. matters will be heard at 2:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m. matters will be heard at 2:30 p.m....
Fri, 07/29/2016
Due to maintenance, most electronic services will be intermittently available on Friday July 29th, 2016, from 8:00 PM through 9:00 PM.
Access to CM/ECF and the Court's Internet website will be intermittent during this brief outage.
Sorry for any...
Fri, 07/29/2016
The Association of Bankruptcy Judicial Assistants (ABJA) proudly sponsors our annual Certified Bankruptcy Assistant Program together with our Professional Skills Seminar. This year's educational programs will be held in the Land of Enchantment-...
Tue, 07/26/2016
Judge Thorne is switching times in which she hears Chapter 13 motions. Effective 9/12, she will hear Chapter 13 Trustee motions at 9:00 (now it is at 9:30) and Chapter 13 Original motions at 9:30 (now at 9:00).
Tue, 07/26/2016
Due to scheduled maintenance, most electronic services will be intermittently available on Thursday July 28th, 2016, from 6:00 PM through 9:00 PM.
Access to CM/ECF and the Court's Internet website will be intermittent during this brief outage. ...
Fri, 07/22/2016
Due to scheduled maintenance, most electronic services will be intermittently available on Sunday July 24th, 2016, from 7:00 AM through 10:00 AM.
Access to CM/ECF and the Court's Internet website will be intermittent during this brief outage...
Tue, 06/28/2016
Chicago, Ill. – The Bankruptcy Court for Northern District of Illinois now leads the nation with the most filings of any bankruptcy court in the country. With 47,535 case filings in the 12-month period ending March 31, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court for...
Fri, 05/27/2016
Early in the morning of Friday May 27, 2016, an interruption in access to the Court's public resources, including CM/ECF and the Court's public website, was encountered. Access to all affected systems has been restored.
We apologize for any delays...
Fri, 05/20/2016
Judge Barnes' Tuesday, May 24, 2016, court call will begin at 10:30 a.m.