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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.
Tue, 03/09/2021
Judge Thorne’s Wednesday, March 24th call will begin at 8:00AM and be modified as follows:
8:00AM – New Trustee Motions and New Attorney and Pro Se Motions
8:30AM – Continued Motions and Set Matters
9:00AM – Confirmation
All original motions should...
Fri, 03/05/2021
The CM/ECF Live system of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (ILNB) will be undergoing maintenance beginning at 7:00 AM CT Saturday, March 6, 2021, through 8:00 AM CT. During this period, access to CM/ECF Live...
Fri, 02/26/2021
On March 5, 2021 Judge Baer's 11:00 A.M. Chapter 7 matters will be heard at 10:30 A.M. All Chapter 13 matters will be heard at their regularly scheduled times.
Fri, 02/26/2021
Pay.gov services will be undergoing maintenance on Saturday, February 27, 2021 from 5:00 PM through 9:00 PM Central Time. During this period, pay.gov services will be inaccessible.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Thu, 02/25/2021
Please join Judge LaShonda A. Hunt and her staff at a meeting to discuss policies and procedures for the Joliet Court Call on Friday March 12, 2021, from 11:45AM-12:45PM via Zoom for Government. All practitioners who appear on matters heard in...
Fri, 02/19/2021
The bankruptcy court has revised Form 13-8, Court-Approved Retention Agreement. A Chapter 13 debtor and counsel for the debtor must enter into...
Fri, 02/19/2021
To our readers: We were notified almost immediately that the article titled Chicago vs. Fulton—Chicago Goes to the Supreme Court that starts on page 6 of the newsletter contained formatting errors. This was clearly the fault of the editors, however...
Fri, 02/19/2021
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, February 20, 2021, through 12:00 PM CT. During this period, access to CM/ECF...
Thu, 02/18/2021
The Spring 2021 Bankruptcy Court Liaison Committee Newsletter is now available online and attached here. This edition features a tribute to Judge Jack B. Schmetterer, introduction to...
Fri, 02/12/2021
ILNB systems, including CM/ECF and the court's public website, will be undergoing maintenance beginning at 9:00 PM CT Friday, February 12, 2021, through 1:00 AM Saturday morning (approximately 4 hours). During this period, connectivity to CM/ECF...