Northern District of Illinois

Pro se litigants are not permitted to e-file new cases. All new cases must be filed in paper.

For e-filing assistance, please call our Help Desk at 312-582-8727 or 312-435-5671. Our help desk staff can assist you if you:

have lost your e-filing account login or password, or
need assistance using CM/ECF to file a document.

Request an E-Filing Account with the District Court

Request an E-Filing Account with the District Court, Click HERE.

PACER

PACER Help Desk 800- 676-6856
It is critically important that each NextGen user must have their own individual PACER account. Specifically, this means that a firm with one shared PACER login account must register each user with their own unique individual PACER account and password. If you currently share a PACER login within your firm, you must register for your own PACER login.

To register for your own PACER account, visit this website.
If you have a PACER account that was created prior to August 2014 (Legacy PACER Account) and have not been upgraded (PACER id is only 6 characters long), you must upgrade your legacy PACER account. Please click here for instructions to upgrade your PACER account.
Access PACER Account Click HERE to access the U.S. Party/Case PACER
PACER Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule