Judge Baer’s Friday December 4, 2020 chapter 7 court call (normally starting at 11:00 a.m.) will begin at 1:30 p.m. The calls at 9:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m., and 10:00 a.m. will take place at their regular times.
News & Announcements
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The CM/ECF Live system of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (ILNB) will be undergoing maintenance beginning at 4:00 AM CT Saturday, November 21, 2020, through 12:00 PM CT. During this period, access to CM/...
November 20, 2020
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November 19, 2020
In addition to the federal holidays on Thursday, November 26, 2020, Friday, December 25, 2020, and Friday, January 1, 2021, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois will be closed on Friday, November 27, 2020,...
November 18, 2020
The U.S. Trustee in the Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division) is beginning a limited pilot for conducting Chapter 7 Section 341 meetings by Zoom. Debtors and Debtors’ attorneys will receive a Zoom meeting link directly from their...
November 17, 2020
The Office of the Clerk (in both divisions) will be closed until further notice.
November 13, 2020
Pay.gov services will be undergoing maintenance on Saturday, November 14, 2020 from 5:00 PM through 9:00 PM Central Time. During this period, Pay.gov services may experience brief outages.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
November 13, 2020
Effective Thursday, October 29, 2020, location selections for AT&T and Zoom are available on CM/ECF. Please review each judge’s web page, as some judges have posted a specific notice of motion form to be used in their cases. If the judge did...
October 29, 2020
Effective immediately, trustee motions to dismiss on Judge Goldgar’s chapter 13 calls (Chicago and Lake County) will be given the same treatment as other motions under the Third Amended General Order No. 20-03 (Sept. 28, 2020). If a debtor or...
October 28, 2020
Effective Monday, October 26, 2020, the bankruptcy court's public service counters (in both divisions) will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on all days except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, until further notice.
October 23, 2020
Please see the attached notice for updated procedures regarding telephonic § 341 meetings.
October 23, 2020
Pay.gov services will be undergoing maintenance on Saturday, October 24, 2020 from 5:00 PM through 9:00 PM Central Time. During this period, pay.gov services may be inaccessible.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
October 23, 2020
The CM/ECF Live system of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (ILNB) will be undergoing maintenance beginning at 4:00 AM CT Saturday, October 17, 2020, through 12:00 PM CT. During this period, access to CM/...
October 16, 2020
For complete details view Judge Doyle's Guidelines for Orders Modifying Stay and Sample Order Language.
October 16, 2020
The phone numbers for telephonic access to hearings via Zoom before Judge Barnes have been updated on his website. This information is effective for hearings and notices for hearing...
October 8, 2020