Civil filings in the N.D. Illinois district court

In , 16,130 civil cases were filed in N.D. Illinois by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 16,363.

Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: N.D. Illinois, Illinois, Seventh Circuit.

5.6k

-16.7% vs

, counted
16.4k

official 16.1k

Counted per official
1.01x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
3:26-cv-50549

seen

Civil filings per month

Calibrated monthly civil filings since the snapshot's first year, with a band for the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation. Hatched months read low in the snapshot.

Civil filings per month, N.D. IllinoisCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation02.5k5k7.5k10k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, N.D. IllinoisThe last three years02k4k6k8k202320252026
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Monthly figures. Implied from case numbers, calibrated to the official count, dockets observed in the snapshot. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
MonthImpliedCalibratedObservedTwelve-month mean
2015-0120201,073
2015-023232798
2015-0325251,071
2015-042121989
2015-053333994
2015-065,9555,9551,0421,014
2015-07848848959991
2015-08985985982990
2015-09999999991991
2015-101,1631,1631,1451,008
2015-111,1271,1271,0301,019
2015-121,0191,0191,1481,019
2016-0120201,9271,019
2016-0227279241,018
2016-0335351,0091,019
2016-044,9674,9679371,432
2016-058688689251,501
2016-061,2201,2201,2371,106
2016-078548548531,107
2016-088798798651,098
2016-098678678811,087
2016-108478478361,061
2016-117807807901,032
2016-127927927911,013
2017-011,0471,0478541,099
2017-02007951,096
2017-031,6851,6859661,234
2017-04782782765885
2017-0500933813
2017-061,7101,710825854
2017-07627627690835
2017-08769769764826
2017-09765765781817
2017-102828817749
2017-111,6341,634845820
2017-12723723719814
2018-01873873871800
2018-02734734739861
2018-033636850723
2018-041,6141,614778793
2018-05758758780856
2018-06772772772778
2018-07767767712789
2018-08794794810792
2018-09635635660781
2018-10651651664833
2018-11689689687754
2018-12655655658748
2019-01699699684734
2019-02853853849744
2019-032222743742
2019-042323744610
2019-053030771549
2019-062,9722,972756732
2019-07901901819744
2019-083636740680
2019-091,4031,403679744
2019-10582582694739
2019-11714714708741
2019-12642642686740
2020-01878878801755
2020-02931931782761
2020-0300637759
2020-0400599757
2020-0500607755
2020-06218218686525
2020-072,9452,945679696
2020-08652652665747
2020-0900762630
2020-101,4521,452688703
2020-114545645647
2020-121,2321,232792696
2021-018383608630
2021-022121640554
2021-031,8361,836648707
2021-04680680617764
2021-05565565602811
2021-06623623648844
2021-07687687619656
2021-08102102623610
2021-091,0691,069559700
2021-10620620650630
2021-1199623627
2021-121,1321,132560619
2022-01797662597667
2022-020650524720
2022-038268669572
2022-041,7051,417605634
2022-050650633641
2022-061,2081,004644672
2022-07606504566657
2022-08621516736692
2022-097361749608
2022-101,3501,122641649
2022-113731746651
2022-121,3431,116682650
2023-01218144642607
2023-0201,462681674
2023-0301,462843791
2023-0401,462675794
2023-0501,462799862
2023-0612080837785
2023-075838800746
2023-0824161,753705
2023-0914,4629,5837,6401,498
2023-101,1577671,2201,469
2023-119126049051,516
2023-127044668171,462
2024-01103949421,458
2024-021,7331,5798541,468
2024-0326248781,348
2024-042,0911,9059711,385
2024-059738871,0821,337
2024-0601,1551,0221,426
2024-072,2052,0091,2601,591
2024-0857521,2401,594
2024-092,4792,2591,294983
2024-102,1411,9512,0771,082
2024-111,0189281,1031,109
2024-121,1171,0181,1161,155
2025-011,3101,0761,1621,237
2025-021,0508631,0761,177
2025-0396791,3281,182
2025-042,6642,1881,3571,205
2025-051,3181,0831,3551,222
2025-061,4661,2041,3201,226
2025-07651,7941,059
2025-081691391,3781,066
2025-0901,3441,525990
2025-1001,3441,464939
2025-1122181,168863
2025-128,2626,7871,3091,344
2026-01133951,1601,262
2026-0231221,2061,192
2026-0301,3731,3521,300
2026-04135971,4971,126
2026-056,5534,7011,3861,428
2026-0601,3731,3451,442
2026-07 low2,9082,0861,5261,615
2026-08 low1,2278801,3871,677
2026-09 low1,4341,0291,4981,651
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Newest case numbers

The highest civil case numbers seen, from the court's own feed and from the snapshot.

Case numberSeenSource
3:26-cv-50549 court feed
1:26-cv-14050 court feed
3:26-cv-50549 court feed entry
3:26-cv-50548 court feed entry
3:26-cv-50346 court feed entry
3:26-cv-50259 court feed entry
3:26-cv-50217 court feed entry
1:26-cv-11965 bulk snapshot
3:26-cv-50456 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-15826 bulk snapshot
3:25-cv-50537 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

Offices that share one sequence are counted once; offices on their own sequence are added.

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own015826
20253own5000050537
20261own011965
20263own5000050456
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

Dockets observed in the last twelve months, by nature-of-suit code.

Case types observed in N.D. Illinois, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code365 Personal Injury -.1.4k367 Health Care/Pharm.1.1k840 Trademark549820 Copyrights465446 Amer. w/Disabilit.405463 Habeas Corpus: Al.319440 Other Civil Rights270830 Patent191442 Employment148465 Other Immigration.130360 Other Personal In.129110 Insurance124
CodeCase typeObservedShare
365Personal Injury - Product Liability1,35822.1%
367Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability1,14818.6%
840Trademark5498.9%
820Copyrights4657.6%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other4056.6%
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee3195.2%
440Other Civil Rights2704.4%
830Patent1913.1%
442Employment1482.4%
465Other Immigration Actions1302.1%
360Other Personal Injury1292.1%
110Insurance1242.0%

Codes from the JS 44 civil cover sheet; counts are dockets observed by this source, not every case.

By year

Counted, calibrated and official civil filings each year.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
12,227 12,222 CL
12,156 11,975 CL
9,770 9,754 CL
8,978 8,981 CL
8,877 8,873 CL
8,353 8,343 CL
7,427 7,397 CL
7,822 7,799 7,799 1.00x 7,792 CL AO
17,655 17,548 17,548 1.01x 17,612 CL AO
13,943 13,859 13,859 1.01x 13,839 CL AO
16,363 16,130 16,130 1.01x 16,236 CL AO
so far 12,421 11,657 12,357 CL

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

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