Federal civil filings in Illinois

In , 19,935 civil cases were filed in the federal courts in Illinois by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 20,127.

Data through : the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of and the courts' live case-number feeds since.

Districts in Illinois

Civil filings per week in Illinois, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts.

Districts in IllinoisCivil filings per {u} in Illinois, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts05001k1.5k2kDec 8, 2025Mar 2, 2026May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12Districts in IllinoisCivil filings per {u} in Illinois, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts05001k1.5kMay 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12
Show the numbers
The numbers behind the chart; hatched periods are estimates (method).
Week ofN.D. IllinoisS.D. IllinoisC.D. IllinoisObservedEstimate
Nov 17, 20254272455
Nov 24, 20254272455
Dec 1, 20251,53325351,593
Dec 8, 20251,53325351,593
Dec 15, 20251,53325351,593
Dec 22, 20251,53325351,593
Dec 29, 20256692535729
Jan 5, 202622253582
Jan 12, 202622253582
Jan 19, 202622253582
Jan 26, 202619253579
Feb 2, 20266293065
Feb 9, 20266293065
Feb 16, 20266293065
Feb 23, 2026493131111
Mar 2, 20263103739386
Mar 9, 20263103739386
Mar 16, 20263103739386
Mar 23, 20263103739386
Mar 30, 20261053833176
Apr 6, 202623393193
Apr 13, 202623393193
Apr 20, 202623393193
Apr 27, 20264684133542
May 4, 20261,06245351,142
May 11, 20261,06245351,142
May 18, 20261,06245351,142
May 25, 20261,06245351,142
Jun 1, 20263203533388
Jun 8, 20263203533388
Jun 15, 20263203533388
Jun 22, 20263203533388
Jun 29, 20264282834490
Jul 6, 20264712534530
Jul 13, 20264712534530
Jul 20, 20264712534530
Jul 27, 20263932633452
Aug 3, 20261992730256
Aug 10, 20261992730256
Aug 17, 20261992730256
Aug 24, 20261992730256
Aug 31, 20262344942325
Sep 7, 20262405244336
Sep 14, 20262405244336
Sep 21, 20262405244336
Sep 28, 20262963728144361
Oct 5, 20263382616380
Oct 12, 20263382616380
Oct 19, 20263382616380
Oct 26, 20263382616380
Nov 2, 20263382616380
Nov 9, 20263382616380
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Districts

Implied civil filings, against , from case numbers.

Implied civil filings by district, Jul to Sep 2026. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
#NameImpliedObservedShareChangeTrend
1N.D. Illinois IL5,5694,41185.8%-16.7%
2C.D. Illinois IL4614677.1%+10.6%
3S.D. Illinois IL4594437.1%-11.9%
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Newest case numbers

The highest civil case number seen in each district, with where and when it was seen.

DistrictNewest civil case numberSeenSource
C.D. Illinois 4:26-cv-04234 court feed
C.D. Illinois 3:26-cv-03344 court feed
C.D. Illinois 2:26-cv-02353 court feed
N.D. Illinois 3:26-cv-50549 court feed
N.D. Illinois 1:26-cv-14050 court feed
N.D. Illinois 1:26-cv-11965 bulk snapshot
S.D. Illinois 3:26-cv-01544 court feed
S.D. Illinois 3:26-cv-01376 bulk snapshot
S.D. Illinois 3:25-cv-02238 bulk snapshot

By year

Counted, calibrated and official civil filings each year for the districts in Illinois.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
15,073 15,012 CL
15,567 14,858 CL
12,737 12,690 CL
12,550 12,516 CL
12,200 11,586 CL
11,186 11,152 CL
11,036 9,719 CL
12,200 12,227 12,227 1.00x 10,008 CL AO
23,084 23,036 23,036 1.00x 20,030 CL AO
18,128 18,092 18,092 1.00x 16,407 CL AO
20,127 19,935 19,935 1.01x 18,962 CL AO
so far 15,114 14,372 14,806 CL

See also: all districts, all states, case types, how these numbers are made, methodology, principles, corrections.

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