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News & Announcements

Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.

September 30, 2021
Federal Public Defender Vacancy for the Southern District of Illinois
September 20, 2021
Public Notice RE: Elimination of Local Rule 16.2

Updated September 21, 2021 (to include additional language)

September 15, 2021
Proposed Local Rule Changes

The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois is posting the following proposed changes to its local rules.  The local rules included in these changes include: 1.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.10, 7.1, 37.3, 40.1, 49.1...

August 18, 2021
Free Zoom CLE: Representing Vulnerable Individuals: Explore ways to represent vulnerable populations, including domestic violence survivors, and the resources available to them.

2021 Power Act Program

July 2, 2021
Revised Pattern Civil Jury Instructions (Patents)

The 2020 revisions to Part 11 (Patents) of the Seventh Circuit’s Pattern Civil Jury Instructions is attached and has been approved for publication by the Circuit Council.

July 1, 2021
Magistrate Judge Paul E. Singleton appointed as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
June 21, 2021
Vacancy Announcement, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, Springfield – Court Reporter
March 24, 2021
Designation by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois of Individuals Who are Authorized to Accept Service of Process for the United States
February 12, 2021
Rachel M. Blise appointed as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
November 2, 2020
Election Day Emergency Filing Procedures For 2020

The following procedures apply only to parties seeking to file an election-related emergency matter after 5:00 PM on November 3, 2020, that requires the IMMEDIATE attention of a Judge because the emergency is so urgent that it cannot wait...

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