A. Places of Holding Court

The regular places of holding court in the Eastern Division shall be the Everett McKinley Dirksen Courthouse at Chicago, Illinois and the United States Courthouse and Federal Building in Rockford, Illinois. In addition, this Court may hold court on a regular basis at Geneva, Joliet, Waukegan, and Wheaton in the Eastern Division.

B. Limitation on Holding Court Elsewhere

No judge of this Court shall hold a special session or sessions of the Court at a location or locations other than the regular places of holding court, without first having obtained permission from the Executive Committee, provided that if an emergency arises at night, on Saturdays or Sundays or holidays, a judge may entertain motions, applications, or petitions away from a regular place of holding court.

Committee Note: This rule is based on local General Rules 1.10 and 1.11, modified to include the additional places of holding court for bankruptcy judges authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United States pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §152(b). The final provisions of section B of this rule, i.e., holding court elsewhere in response to after hours emergencies, is authorized under 28 U.S.C. §152(c).