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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, 12/17/2018 FEES: ACH PAYMENT OPTION AVAILABLE SOON

On January 2, 2019, the Court will accept use of ACH to pay fees.  For details click here.

Mon, 12/03/2018 Alert re: Risk of Sharing Account Credentials

The Court has issued a reminder of the risks associated with sharing PACER log-in credentials with others.  To review the notice, click here.

Fri, 11/30/2018 General Order 18-0002: Order Amending Local Bankruptcy Rules

The Court has issued General Order 18-0002, adopting proposed edits to its local rules. No substantive changes were made to the proposal published for comment in early November.  To review the general order, click...

Wed, 10/31/2018 Credit Abuse Resistance Education Program Info Meeting

The bankruptcy court is hosting an informational meeting about the Credit Abuse Resistance Education Program, which matches volunteer speakers with local schools for the purpose of exposing students to basic credit concepts. For information about...

Thu, 09/20/2018 Tips for Expediting Review of Larger Dockets

The Court recently implemented programming changes that allow ECF users to speed up the process of opening a larger docket by limiting the data that appears on the docket. For details, review the new entry in the Procedures Manual, found here:...

Wed, 09/19/2018 Proposed Amendments to Local Rules: Public Comment Period

The Court is proposing amendments to its local rules. For details, click here

Fri, 08/17/2018 Notice of Courtroom Deputy Changes

The Court has posted a notice of Courtroom Deputy changes taking effect immediately.  Click here for more information.

Fri, 02/02/2018 NextGen: Central Sign-On

                                                      

On April 16, 2018, the court community will be upgrading its Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System (CM...

Thu, 02/01/2018 Notice of Process Changes

The Court has posted a notice of process changes taking effect February 5th, particularly as to use of filing instead of certificate date for calculation of deadlines and quality control for statement of consent.  You can read the notice...

Tue, 01/02/2018 Judge Lorch Status

The Seventh Circuit has renewed its recall of Bankruptcy Judge Basil H. Lorch III through January 3, 2019. He will continue with his current case assignments.
 

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