United States District Court
Northern District Of Illinois
Local Criminal Rules
LCrR57.2. Release of Information by Courthouse Personnel
All courtroom and courthouse personnel, including, but not limited to, deputy
marshals, court security officers, minute clerks, court reporters, pretrial
services officers, probation officers, and clerical personnel of the offices of
the United States marshal, the clerk of court, the probation department, and
pretrial services, shall not disclose to any person, without authorization by the
court, information relating to a pending criminal case that is not part of the
public record. In particular, all such personnel shall not divulge any
information concerning arguments and hearings held in chambers or otherwise outside the
presence of the public.