Illinois bankruptcy courts and county map

Which court hears a case from each county

Each county below is assigned to a federal district, and larger districts divide further by division. Every assignment comes from the court’s own published 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.

All 102 counties in Illinois are mapped to a court.

Central District of Illinois

46 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Ill. — Springfield Division, "Cases from the counties listed below are to be filed in the Springfield divisional office": Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, DeWitt, Greene, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby.

Northern District of Illinois

18 counties

Eastern Division Division

Western Division Division

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

Southern District of Illinois

38 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ill. — Case Assignment Map, Benton Division (green "Digit 4" + gray "Digit 6"): Randolph, Washington, Perry, Jackson, Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards, Franklin, Hamilton, White, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Fayette, Effingham, Cumberland, Clark, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Marion, Richland, Lawrence, Wabash.

Illinois in detail

Illinois means test median income
The published median annual income by household size, and what the comparison does and does not decide.
Illinois bankruptcy exemptions
What state law protects, quoted from the statute that states it.

What we publish for Illinois

State exemption system (opt-out vs federal election)
This state has opted out of the federal exemption list for debtors whose applicable exemption law is this state's law. Which state's law applies is set by 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3)(A) from where the filer was domiciled before filing, not from where they live today — and § 522(b)(3) still allows the federal list where that domicile rule would otherwise leave a debtor with no exemptions at all.
Exemptions — what state law lists
11 verified categories, each quoted from the statute that states it.
Means test median income
Published medians for 10 household sizes. A comparison, not a decision.
Which federal court hears your case
All 102 mapped to a district and division, each with the court's own order or rule cited.
Local court practice (341 format, plan form, no-look fee)
Verified for 3 of 3 districts.
Tools using Illinois data
10 calculators run on this state's published figures.

Not yet published for Illinois

These are sections this page does not cover for Illinois. Rather than show a summary we cannot source, it says what is missing.

Wage garnishment limitsNot yet published
Participating firmsNot yet published