U.S. DISTRICT COURT - JUDICIAL CASELOAD PROFILE

			12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30
ILLINOIS NORTHERN			2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	Numerical Standing
OVERALL CASELOAD STATISTICS	Filings*		8,093	9,056	10,584	11,126	11,135	10,957	U.S.	Circuit
	Terminations		8,255	8,805	11,461	10,888	10,709	10,319
	Pending		7,711	7,914	7,706	8,699	8,587	8,271
	% Change in Total Filings	Over Last Year		-10.6					78	6
		Over Earlier Years			-23.5	-27.3	-27.3	-26.1	92	7
Number of Judgeships			22	22	22	22	22	22
Vacant Judgeship Months**			5.7	12.0	9.6	22.1	17.8	3.3
ACTIONS PER JUDGESHIP	FILINGS	Total	367	412	481	505	506	498	66	5
		Civil	330	369	437	461	459	470	46	4
		Criminal Felony	26	34	32	38	39	28	90	7
		Supervised Release Hearings**	11	9	12	6	8	-	78	6
	Pending Cases		351	360	350	395	390	376	61	4
	Weighted Filings**		443	485	512	526	525	503	43	4
	Terminations		375	400	521	495	487	469	66	5
	Trials Completed		11	13	12	12	14	15	86	6
MEDIAN TIMES (months)	From Filing to Disposition	Criminal Felony	13.9	12.9	10.3	9.9	10.3	9.9	87	7
		Civil**	6.5	6.9	5.9	5.5	5.5	5.6	7	2
	From Filing to Trial** (Civil Only)		26.4	27.0	28.4	26.0	26.0	26.3	51	5
OTHER	Civil Cases Over 3 Years Old**	Number	500	388	337	442	461	485
		Percentage	7.4	5.6	5.0	5.6	6.0	6.4	61	6
	Average Number of Felony Defendants Filed Per Case		1.8	1.9	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.6
	Jurors	Avg. Present for Jury Selection	45.07	51.46	39.36	45.57	43.63	39.43
		Percent Not Selected or Challenged	30.9	36.9	31.0	37.3	34.8	36.7

2006 CIVIL AND CRIMINAL FELONY FILINGS BY NATURE OF SUIT AND OFFENSE
Type of	TOTAL	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
Civil	7265	112	175	631	42	110	1401	977	565	496	1490	39	1227
Criminal*	576	1	161	44	63	140	60	23	12	17	5	18	32

*   Filings in the "Overall Caseload Statistics" section include criminal transfers, while filings "By Nature of Offense" do not.
** See "Explanation of Selected Terms."