United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois

General Rules

Rules 1.50 To 1.59 Rules Relating To Limitations On Use Of Court Facilities

Rule 1.50 Court Environs: Definitions *

For the purpose of Rules 1.51 - 1.59 the term "court environs" shall be defined as follows:

A. In the Eastern Division at Chicago

The following areas of the Courthouse in Chicago:

(1) The 6th and 7th floors, the 14th and 15th floors, and the 17th through the 25th floors, inclusive;

(2) The offices of the Pretrial Services Department of this Court on the 15th floor, and the public corridors immediately adjacent to those offices;

(3) The central jury assembly lounge, south elevator banks, and corridors leading from one to the other on the 2nd floor; and

(4) The immediate areas surrounding the elevators on the first floor.

The following areas in Chicago not located in the Courthouse:

(1) The offices of the Probation Department of this Court located at 55 East Monroe Street.

B. In the Eastern Division outside Chicago:

The immediate area surrounding the courtroom on the second floor of the Federal Building and Courthouse at Joliet.

C. In the Western Division:

The entire first and second floors of the Courthouse at Rockford.