Northern District of Illinois

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide the highest level of service to the Court and all people having business before the Court. We maintain the public record of court proceedings, provide access to the Court and administrative support to the Court’s judicial officers. We earn the public’s trust and confidence by carrying out our mission in a manner that is accurate, efficient, courteous, and easy to understand.

Media Registration

About Media Accounts

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois offers official members of media outlets the opportunity to sign up for an account to receive e-mail notifications when an entry is made in the Court's Electronic Case Filing System (CM/ECF). You must be currently employed by a news publication OR you must be currently employed by a recognized network, cable, or independent news organization. You may be required to submit credential information to support your qualifications. Only email addresses issued by news organizations will be accepted.

Once you receive your ECF account credentials, please use the Media ECF Account Getting Started guide to link your PACER account and set up a list of cases for which you want to receive e-mail notices. Should you wish to open the document linked in the e-mail, users will be billed pursuant to the PACER guidelines. The fee guidelines may be found here.

To request an account, please complete the form and you will be contacted with your account information. Please note, you must also have a PACER.USCOURTS.GOV account to view these records and will be billed pursuant to PACER guidelines. To sign up for a new PACER account, click here.

Personal Information

First Name:

Middle Name:

LastName

Title:

Media Outlet:

Contact Information

Mailing Address:

City:

State/Province:

Zip Code:

Country:

Only email addresses issued by news organizations will be accepted.

Phone (XXX-XXX-XXXX):

Email Address:

Confirm Email Address:

Media Distribution List

Do you wish to be added to our media announcement distribution list? The Court uses this list to send Media Alerts, Press Releases and Court Announcements.

Yes No

By completing this form, I acknowledge that I am a member of a media outlet as defined above. Furthermore, I understand that I cannot share my user name and password. I understand that any abuse of this account will cause the account to be terminated.

I acknowledge that I understand and accept the terms above.

Date Submitted: 12/6/2022

Should you have any additional questions, please e-mail Annette Panter: annette_panter@ilnd.uscourts.gov

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EASTERN DIVISION

Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse

219 South Dearborn Street

Chicago, IL 60604 (View Map)

Tel.No. (312) 435-5670

Office Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

WESTERN DIVISION

Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse

327 South Church Street

Rockford, IL 61101 (View Map)

Tel.No. (815) 987-4354

Telephone Inquiries: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

2022 2023

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