Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Northern District of Illinois
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Northern District of Illinois, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 14,852
- Total filings FY2024
- 9,239
- Chapter 7
- 5,247
- Chapter 13
- 966
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
The Northern District of Illinois recorded 14,852 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 62% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.
- 62%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 35%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 6.5%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.
Business-heavy case split, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 14,852 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Heavy-volume filing history (#6 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 14,852 | 9,239 | 358 | 8 | 5,247 |
| FY2023 | 13,271 | 8,557 | 292 | 10 | 4,412 |
| FY2022 | 11,865 | 8,320 | 207 | 11 | 3,327 |
| FY2021 | 12,658 | 9,306 | 213 | 13 | 3,126 |
| FY2020 | 16,662 | 12,131 | 316 | 9 | 4,206 |
| FY2019 | 23,715 | 15,186 | 310 | 7 | 8,212 |
| FY2018 | 23,865 | 15,365 | 303 | 7 | 8,190 |
| FY2017 | 23,494 | 15,704 | 319 | 8 | 7,463 |
| FY2016 | 24,313 | 16,884 | 323 | 10 | 7,096 |
| FY2015 | 25,843 | 18,000 | 335 | 9 | 7,499 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
62%
Chapter 7 share
13,886
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 9,239 (62%)
- Chapter 13 5,247 (35%)
- Chapter 11 358 (2%)
- Chapter 12 8 (0%)
How the 14,852 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.
Year-over-year, the Northern District of Illinois saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.
Heavy-third district caseload
Northern District of Illinois in the heavy-volume third
14,852 FY2024 filings put Northern District of Illinois in the heaviest third of federal districts (#6 of 90).
Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Northern District of Illinois fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Northern District of Illinois?
The Northern District of Illinois had 14,852 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #6 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?
In FY2024, 966 of the Northern District of Illinois's filings were business cases, versus 13,886 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Northern District of Illinois book in FY2024, both outside Illinois (same-state courts stay in Other districts below). Volume peers are nearest other-state districts by total filings; Chapter 13 peers are nearest by Ch.13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.
Similar filing volume
Nearest other-state districts by FY2024 total filings (14,852 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.