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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, 02/02/2015
Except as noted below, the Court will resume normal operations on Tuesday, February 3, 2015.
Judge Cox and Judges Barnes February 2, Chapter 13 calls are rescheduled for one week to February 9th. Judge Goldgar's, February 2, matters are continued...
Sun, 02/01/2015
Due to inclement weather the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois will be closed on Monday, February 2nd. All Judges matters will be continued to Tuesday, February 3rd unless specified below. Judge Cox and Judges...
Sun, 02/01/2015
Due to the weather Judge Schmetterer will not be holding court and chambers will be closed.
All matters scheduled for Monday, February 2, 2015 will go over to Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at it's scheduled time, unless an agreed notice of...
Thu, 01/22/2015
The court has entered the attached order governing telephonic participation in hearings in In re Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., No. 15 B 1145 - Jointly administered....
Fri, 01/16/2015
On Sunday, January 18, 2015 the building network will undergo an outage of approximately an hour.
The outage is expected to last until 8am. It may be of shorter duration, but the time mentioned is the best estimate provided by building...
Mon, 12/22/2014
Rule 8009(b), effective December 1, 2014, defines the responsibility of the Appellant and the Appellee to document whether a Transcript will be ordered, as part of the record for a Notice of Appeal. The appropriate event must be filed after you...
Tue, 12/09/2014
Following the lead of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois will be closed on...
Fri, 12/05/2014
Effective immediately, deliveries can no longer be made to judges’ chambers or to courtroom deputies.
Courtesy Copies, Payroll Orders, Trial Exhibits, Draft Orders, etc. must be delivered to the clerk’s office (Room 710) between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p...
Tue, 12/02/2014
IT IS ORDERED that the Administrative Order 13-11 dated December 17, 2013 is vacated as of the effective date of this order.
View Administrative Order 14-08 for complete details.
Wed, 11/26/2014
Effective December 1, 2014, there are new CM/ECF events to match the titles of the revised Official Forms for Chapter 7, 11 and 13 Statements. The title of the event will match the form title and include the form number.
The old events will be...