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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, 01/11/2012
On Saturday, January 14, 2012 nationwide maintenance will be performed on the PACER/CM/ECF systems. Disruptions will begin at 8 AM CST and continue until 5 PM CST.
During the maintenance period on Saturday, you may not be able to log in, or may...
Fri, 01/06/2012
The Judicial Council of the Seventh Circuit is seeking applicants for a bankruptcy judge position for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division headquartered in Rockford.
Wed, 01/04/2012
Judge Schmetterer will NOT be sitting on Thursday, January 5, and Friday, January 6, 2012. Please see the Courtroom Deputy for a continued date. Otherwise all matters will be continued to the week of January 9, 2012 (excluding Wednesday, January 11...
Tue, 01/03/2012
Judge Schmetterer will NOT be sitting on Wednesday, January 4, 2012. See the Courtroom Deputy for a continue date. Otherwise, all matters will be continued to January 11th, 18th, or 25th. Attorneys will receive a Notice of Electronic Filing for the...
Fri, 12/30/2011
In accordance with the Revised Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing, effective January 1, 2012, there are now 2 Declarations for Electronic Filing. We have created 2 events in CM/ECF to match...
Thu, 12/29/2011
A memorial service for Judge John D. Schwartz will be held on Friday, January 6, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. in the James Benton Parsons Memorial Courtroom, room 2525, 219 South Dearborn, Chicago, IL. All are invited to attend.
Wed, 12/28/2011
Effective January 1, 2012, Judge Wedoff will employ a new procedure for scheduling and conducting hearings on certain motions for relief from the automatic stay. The procedures will apply only in Chapter 7 cases and only to motions alleging that...
Fri, 12/23/2011
Please see Announcement of December 22, 2011 "Reassignment of Judge Squires' Pending Cases" for a detailed explanation of the reassignment rationale.
Thu, 12/22/2011
This is the first of two messages associated to the retirement of Judge Squires.
As you know, Judge John H. Squires will be retiring from the bench at the end of 2011 after 24 years of distinguished service.
The following explains the court's plan...
Thu, 12/22/2011
At their regular monthly meeting in December,the bankruptcy judges for the Northern District of Illinois approved a major change in the Administrative Procedures for the Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System. The change concerns...