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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, 09/23/2026
Regarding Assignment of Chapter 7 Cases
Effective October 12, 2026
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pending approval of proposed changes to Local Bankruptcy Rules 1072-1 and 1072-2, that Administrative Order No. 17-02 is vacated and the following shall apply...
Tue, 09/22/2026
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Tue, 09/22/2026
The CM/ECF Live system of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (ILNB) will be undergoing maintenance, which will include an extended outage of service, beginning at 8:00 AM CT Saturday, September 26, 2026, through...
Tue, 09/15/2026
Judge Thorne's Tuesday, October 27th Chapter 7 and 11 call will be moved to Thursday, October 29th. Matters currently set for that day will be automatically continued and all matters set after the date of this announcement must be set for October...
Tue, 09/01/2026
Judge Slade's Lake County Motion Call currently scheduled for October 28, 2026 will be rescheduled to November 4, 2026.
Tue, 08/25/2026
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Thu, 08/13/2026
Judge Slade's Wednesday, October 7, 2026 Matters will be rescheduled to Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
Judge Slade's Lake County call previously set for Wednesday, October 7, 2026, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, October 14, 2026. All matters set for hearing on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, have been reset to Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at the times...
Fri, 07/24/2026
Judge Lynch will not be sitting on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
Fri, 07/24/2026
Judge Lynch will not be sitting from October 6, 2026, through October 9, 2026.
Fri, 09/18/2026
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, September 19, 2026, through 10:00 AM CT. During this period, access to CM/ECF...