The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois is closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and is following all recommended guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Illinois Department of Public Health. Persons age 60 or over and people of all ages with serious underlying health conditions – such as immunodeficiency, heart disease, lung disease, and diabetes – appear to be at a higher risk of developing serious illness from COVID-19. If you fall into one of these high-risk groups or have a fever with flu-like symptoms and you are scheduled to appear in court as a witness, party, attorney, or prospective juror, please contact the clerk’s office prior to coming to court. Further, if you have been in any of the countries or regions identified as Level 3 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the last 14 days, please contact the clerk’s office prior to coming to court.  A phone number for the clerk’s office in each division is posted on the Court’s website at www.ilcd.uscourts.gov.

The Court has issued Amended General Order 20-01 concerning court operations under the exigent circumstances created by COVID-19.  This Amended General Order continues all civil and criminal jury trials through May 18, 2020 and directs that the United States Courthouses located in Springfield and Urbana ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.  The Amended General Order also provides that court operations for the Rock Island Division, temporarily relocated in Davenport, are CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.  The United States Courthouse located in Peoria shall remain open with limited staff.

The Court has issued General Order 20-02 that temporarily allows non-incarcerated pro se litigants the option to submit filings via email when complying with the terms contained in the Order. 

The Court has issued General Order 20-03 that implements videoconferencing and teleconferencing pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act.