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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, 03/02/2011
Chief Judge James F. Holderman announced that as of July 1, 2011 Judge Bruce W. Black has been selected by the judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to serve as the next Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for...
Tue, 03/01/2011
The correct event to use when filing a Certificate of Service for the Summons and Complaint, that is successfully served, is Summons Service Executed. This event now requires that you select the name of a defendant from the party list, instead of...
Mon, 02/28/2011
Effective Tuesday, March 1, 2011, the electronic Summons created in CM/ECF when an Adversary complaint is filed, will be modified. The Summons will now include an additional line directly above the first paragraph to identify the defendant. The line...
Tue, 02/15/2011
Due to a major telecommunication upgrade early this morning, credit card payment processing was interrupted. As of 12:40 PM, today, February 15, 2011, payment processing has been restored. If you were affected by this failure you may make your...
Mon, 02/14/2011
Effective March 15, 2011, The Administrative Procedures for the Case Management/Electronic Case Filing system have been amended as follows:
Section II.A.1.b., formerly "reserved" now reads: Time for Filing Motions
A motion must be filed no later...
Fri, 02/11/2011
We've recently conducted a review of all the Motions to Dismiss that have been filed during the past several months. Our sample revealed that in almost 10% of the filings, the title of the motion and proposed order did not match the event that was...
Wed, 02/02/2011
The Court will be open for business, Thursday, February 3, 2011. Please visit specific judge web pages for scheduling updates.
Thank your for your understanding regarding our closure, Wednesday, due to the hazardous weather conditions.
Tue, 02/01/2011
Due to potential blizzard conditions, the Bankruptcy Court (Dirksen and Rockford Courthouses) will be closed Wednesday, February 2, 2011. The court will continue to provide updates via its Internet website and list service e-mail message. Please...
Thu, 01/13/2011
Starting on January 14, 2011 and continuing until December 31, 2011, all matters in DuPage County in which the Springer, Brown, Covey, Gaertner and David LLC firm or any lawyer affiliated with the Springer Brown firm is a party in interest or...
Wed, 01/12/2011
Due to an urgent PACER system upgrade CM/ECF will not be available this Saturday, January 15, 2011, between the hours of, approximately, 07:00 AM and 04:00 PM CST.
We apologize for this short notice and for any inconvenience it may cause you.