Avoid Mistakes When Planning and Filing Illinois Bankruptcy Cases

The best-planned bankruptcy cases go unnoticed. A few debtors glide through the system without attracting attention and receive full discharges in record time. Luck is not involved, but rather each successful debtor begins planning strategically a few weeks or months in advance. These debtors know something that you don’t.

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Illinois Bankruptcy Courts - Northern District Forms

For information regarding one Illinois bankruptcy case, call the voice case information system (VCIS). To use this touch-tone information system via telephone, the current number is available from the Clerk's office. For information on multiple cases, the court maintains records of online through the federal PACER system. This system is available by either direct dial log-in or online via the internet. All inquires through the PACER system require a payment of a fee, based on means of access (online or direct dial to the data base.)

United States Courthouse
Eastern Division
219 S. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 435-5694

United States Courthouse
Western Division
211 S. Court Street
Rockford, IL 61101
Phone: (815) 987-4350

Office Hours: Mon.- Fri. 9:00-4:00

Website: Illinois Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District

Counties Covered: Jurisdiction

The majority of courts allow either electronic filing or paper filing. A small number of courts only allow electronic filing. Likewise, a small number of courts only accept paper filings. The trend however is clear: all courts will eventually accept only electronic filing and will probably continue to accept diskettes at the clerk's office rather than requiring only online submission. The goal adopted by the U.S. Court system apparently requires the elimination of paper documents by 2010.

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