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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.
Mon, 06/15/2026
Judge Cox's afternoon court call on June 16 will begin at the following times:
1:00 pm - will be heard at 1:30 pm
1:30 pm - will be heard at 2:00 pm
Fri, 06/05/2026
Pay.gov services will be undergoing maintenance on Saturday, June 6th, 2026, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Central Time. During this period, pay.gov services may be inaccessible.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Mon, 06/01/2026
Pay.Gov maintenance outage will begin at 5:00 pm ET on Saturday, June 20, 2026. All services will be unavailable for the duration of the outage. We expect a minimum outage of 6 hours, and the migration may take as long as 12 hours.
Thu, 05/21/2026
Judge Cleary will not be sitting on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. All matters set for hearing on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, have been rescheduled to Friday, June 12, 2026 as follows:
1:00 PM Matters originally scheduled for 9:00 AM
1:30 PM Matters...
Thu, 05/21/2026
Judge Cleary will not be sitting on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. All matters set for hearing on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, have been rescheduled to Wednesday, June 24, 2026. All matters will be heard on the rescheduled date at the times originally...
Fri, 05/15/2026
Judge Cox's Tuesday 1 p.m. call will start at 1:30 p.m. and the 1:30 p.m. call will start at 2:00 p.m. The matter set for 2:00 p.m. will be called as close as possible to the 2:00 p.m. set time.
Fri, 05/15/2026
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, May 16, 2026, through 10:00 AM CT. During this period, access to CM/ECF Live...
Fri, 05/08/2026
Pay.gov services will be undergoing maintenance on Saturday, May 9th, 2026, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Central Time. During this period, pay.gov services may be inaccessible.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Mon, 05/04/2026
Judge Barnes' court call on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, will begin at 9:30 A.M.
Tue, 04/28/2026
Starting the week of June 1 – Judge Thorne’s calls will be heard as follows:
On Tuesdays, all Chapter 7/11 matters will be heard as follows:
9:00 Original Chapter 11 matters
9:30 Continued/Set Chapter 11 matters
10:15 Confirmations/...