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The Office of the Clerk (in both divisions) will be open to the public from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The Customer Service Information line for Chicago is (312) 408-5000 and Rockford is (815) 987-4350. These are answered from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm. The CM/ECF Help Desk Number: (312) 408-7765.
Emergency New Case Filings Only:
(773) 495-5842 and (312) 543-5460

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Please see Local Rule 9013-2 regarding Procedures for Emergency Motions.

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News & Announcements

Tue, 09/22/2026

CM/ECF Live System Maintenance with Extended Outage: Saturday, September 26, 2026 8:00 AM CT - Sunday, September 27, 2026 7:00 PM CT

The CM/ECF Live system of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinoi More »

Tue, 09/15/2026

Judge Thorne's Tuesday, October 27th Chapter 7 and 11 call will be moved to Thursday, October 29th

Judge Thorne's Tuesday, October 27th Chapter 7 and 11 call will be moved to Thursday, October 29t More »

Tue, 09/01/2026

Judge Slade's Lake County Motion Call currently scheduled for October 28, 2026 will be rescheduled to November 4, 2026

Judge Slade's Lake County Motion Call currently scheduled for October 28, 2026 will be reschedule More »