About Illinois Northern Bankruptcy Court

Illinois Northern Bankruptcy Court is based in Chicago, with another location in Rockford. The court has jurisdiction for the following eighteen (18) counties in the state of Illinois:

Illinois Northern Bankruptcy Court is part of the Seventh Circuit which encompasses the federal courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Court Locations

CM/ECF Information

Illinois Northern Bankruptcy Court's CM/ECF version is NextGen CM/ECF Release 1.8 (Revision 1.8.1). The maximum file size for a PDF upload is twenty-five (25) megabytes. CM/ECF for Illinois Northern Bankruptcy Court is available at:

Electronic Self-Representation (eSR) is an online tool to help individuals complete a chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy petition when they have decided to file bankruptcy without an attorney. eSR is available at:

Electronic Proof of Claim (ePOC) is an online tool to help creditors easily create, file, or amend a Proof of Claim (Official Form 410) without a login or password. ePOC is available at:

The CM/ECF Helpdesk phone number for Illinois Northern Bankruptcy Court is:

• 312-408-7765