About Illinois Northern District Court

Illinois Northern District 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:

Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Lake, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will, and Winnebago

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

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CM/ECF Information

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