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News & Announcements
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, 11/09/2011
In order to permit more time with family and friends, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois will be closed on Friday, November 25, 2011, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Any matter previously set for...
Wed, 11/09/2011
The next Chicago Bar Association Bankruptcy and Reorganization committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. A panel of speakers will go over how to determine the proper exemptions to use, and what...
Wed, 11/09/2011
The Court will be updating CM/ECF commencing Thursday evening and continuing through, under best circumstances, Saturday evening, and possibly through Sunday.
During the CM/ECF outage our replica system will be available for reference purposes only...
Mon, 10/31/2011
Change in Delivery of 341 Notice for Debtor's Attorneys With Implementation of Version 4.1 of CM/ECF
After the court updates to Version 4.1 of CM/ECF over the Veterans day weekend, November 10th through November 13th, there will be a change in how the debtor's attorney will receive 341 notices for their client's cases. Currently, debtors'...
Wed, 10/26/2011
The Court will be installing a new version of CM/ECF beginning on Thursday, November 10, 2011 and continuing through the weekend. CM/ECF will be removed from service at 4:00 pm on Thursday , November 10, 2011. Service is expected to be restored no...
Fri, 10/21/2011
View Updated Schedule of Fees - 28 U.S.C. 1930
Fri, 10/14/2011
On Monday, October 17th, 2011, the court will be performing an important upgrade. The following services will be unavailable from, approximately, 6:30 am to 7:00 am.
Outside CM/ECF(PACER)
Outside Training CM/ECF
Outside Test CM/ECF
Public...
Tue, 10/04/2011
Electrical work planned in the Courthouse, 10/07/11 - 10/09/11, will require a significant disruption of access to electronic filing this weekend. Access to the court's website and electronic filing services will not be available commencing Friday,...
Mon, 09/26/2011
Effective Friday, September 30, 2011, registered CM/ECF Email recipients will no longer receive paper notices sent by the Court. The only exception will be the 341 notice since it contains the full social security notice. For all other notices sent...
Mon, 09/26/2011
Judge Schmetterer will NOT be sitting on Thursday, September 29, 2011. See the Courtroom Deputy for a continue date. Otherwise, all matters will be continued to Monday, October 3, 2011 at the originally scheduled time.