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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.
Wed, 10/21/2026
Pay.gov services will be undergoing maintenance on Saturday, October 24, 2026, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Central Time. During this period, pay.gov services may be inaccessible.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Tue, 10/20/2026
The entire bankruptcy community is invited on October 22, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. to a conversation with Professor Robert Lawless, the Max L. Rowe Professor of Law and Co-Director and Illinois Program on Law, Behavior and Social Science. Professor Lawless...
Tue, 10/20/2026
Given that Judge DeCelles will not be sitting on November 20 or November 27, he will hold a chapter 13 call on Monday, November 23, 2026. Original motions will be heard beginning at 9:30 a.m., continued matters and adversary proceedings will be...
Fri, 10/16/2026
The Court has entered a General Order addressing the service interruption affecting the Bankruptcy Noticing Center. Please see the attached order.
1. Affected Notices. To insure that no party experiences prejudice by a failure to respond to a notice...
Fri, 10/16/2026
Due to anticipated court closures and other conflicts:
Judge Barnes’ December 24, 2026, and December 31, 2026, Chapter 13 Calls will be cancelled. In their stead, Judge Barnes will hear Chapter 13 matters on Monday, December 28, 2026, beginning...
Fri, 10/16/2026
Judge Cox Court Call for Tuesday, October 20th, will start at the following times:
1:00 pm call will start at 1:45 pm
1:30 pm call will start at 2:15 pm
Thu, 10/15/2026
The CM/ECF Live system of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (ILNB) will be undergoing maintenance beginning at 5:00 AM CT Saturday, October 17, 2026, through 10:00 AM CT. During this period, access to CM/ECF...
Wed, 10/14/2026
Judge Slade’s Chapter 7 and 11 call will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, October 19, 2026, and his Chapter 13 call will begin at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. On both dates, all parties should join at the beginning of the call and stay until...
Wed, 10/14/2026
The Administrative Office has reported an outage of the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC). This means court notices and documents are delayed and ECF users cannot access mailing matrices or mailing labels for a bankruptcy case.
The outage does not...
Wed, 10/07/2026
All motions currently scheduled for hearing before Judge Peterman on November 3, 2026 will be continued for hearing on November 4, 2026 at the same times unless otherwise scheduled on the call sheet.
Any new motions being filed for that week's...