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Bankruptcy court

Northern District of Illinois

The Northern District of Illinois is the federal bankruptcy court for 18 counties in Illinois, divided into 2 divisions.

Divisions and counties served

Each county below is assigned to a division by the court’s own order or local rule.

Bankruptcy venue is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1408, not by county alone. It can rest on domicile, residence, a principal place of business, or principal assets in the United States, measured over the 180 days before filing — so a recent move can change which district is available. Confirm venue before filing.

Eastern Division

8 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ill. — Court Information, Eastern Division counties served: "Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, Will, Grundy, LaSalle, and Kendall."

Western Division

10 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ill. — Court Information, Western Division counties served: "Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, JoDaviess, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago."

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How the Northern District of Illinois runs a case

Practices this court sets for itself. They differ from district to district, which is why a national answer cannot supply them.

Section 341 meeting of creditors
By Zoom video

USTP Instructions for Joining a Zoom § 341(a) Meeting of Creditors

Chapter 13 plan form
The national plan form (Official Form 113)

Bankr. N.D. Ill. official local form — Form 13-6 National Chapter 13 Plan (Official Form 113) - Expandable and Calculating

Chapter 13 attorney fee this court approves without a fee application
$5,500

This is the amount the court will approve without an itemised fee application, not a rate any particular firm charges.

Bankr. N.D. Ill. official order — General Order No. 13-01 - THIRD AMENDED

What the Northern District of Illinois publishes

Local rules and standing orders bind cases in this district in addition to the national rules. Each link goes to the court’s own copy.

Local rules

The rules this court adds on top of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. They bind every case filed here.

Showing 12 of 78 this court publishes.

Standing orders

General orders the court has entered that apply across cases rather than to one case.

Showing 12 of 34 this court publishes.

Fee schedules

What this court charges, as the court publishes it.

Related

Not yet published here

We have not collected these for this court, so this page does not show them. The court’s own site is the authority meanwhile.

  • Courthouse street addresses, filing-counter hours and clerk phone numbers
  • The trustees who serve this district

This court publishes at www.ilnb.uscourts.gov. The rules, orders and fee schedules linked on this page go to its own copies.

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