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 - Southern District Forms

The Court provides online information via the internet through the federal PACER data base. This data base includes the Court's docket, debtors, case numbers, pending hearings, orders issued and many other items. Access requires payment of a fee when opening an account. The district is the smallest by total volume of cases filed and also had the lowest rate of increase statewide.

United States Court House
750 Missouri Avenue
East St. Louis, IL 62201
Phone: (618) 482-9400

United States Court House
301 West Main Street
Benton, IL 62812
Phone: (618) 435-2200

Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays.

Website: Illinois Bankruptcy Court for the Southern 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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