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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, 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...
Mon, 10/05/2026
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Electronic Proof of Claims (ePOC) programs have been disabled as of September 30, 2026.
When the ePOC programs are re-enabled, we will send notice via the list service and website.
How to currently file a...
Fri, 10/02/2026
All matters set for hearing on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, will be continued to Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at the times originally scheduled. If any party has a conflict or if a matter is urgent, they may contact Judge Slade’s chambers to request an...
Thu, 10/01/2026
In accordance with General Order No. 26-03, beginning November 1, 2026, Judge Slade will hear ALL chapter 7 matters (regardless of County) during his Monday chapters 7 and 11 motion call.
Any motions in chapter 7 cases noticed for a Wednesday Lake...