§ 93. Illinois

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1948

   Title 28, United States Code, section —

   Pub. L. 80–646 · 62 Stat. 869

   Enacted · 28 U.S.C. § 93

   June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 878

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 878

2. 1950

   Public Law not identified

   Changed · 28 U.S.C. § 93(b)(1)

   Subsec. (b)(1). Act Aug. 10, 1950, provided for holding court at Rock Island

   Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Act Aug. 10, 1950, provided for holding court at Rock Island.

3. 1961

   Pub. L. 87–36 § 3(c) · 75 Stat. 80

   Changed · 28 U.S.C. § 93(b)(2)

   Pub. L. 87–36 provided for holding court at Alton

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 87–36 provided for holding court at Alton.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) The second sentence of section 93(b)(2), title 28, United States Illinois. Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: “Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Alton, Quincy, and Springfield.”

4. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–272 § 8 · 84 Stat. 294

   Changed · 28 U.S.C. § 93(a)(2)

   Pub. L. 91–272 provided for holding court at Rockford

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 91–272 provided for holding court at Rockford.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 8. Section 93(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by Illinois. 62 Stat. 878. striking out “Court for the Western Division shall be held nt Free-port.” and inserting in lieu thereof “Court for the Western Division shall be held nt Freeport and Beckford.”.

5. 1978

   Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978

   Pub. L. 95–408 § 4(b)(1) · 92 Stat. 883

   Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 93

   Pub. L. 95–408 substituted in introductory provisions “Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois” for “Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Illinois”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–408 substituted in introductory provisions “Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois” for “Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Illinois”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 93 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 93. Illinois “Illinois is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois. “Northern District “(a) The Northern District comprises two divisions. “(1) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, La Salle, McHenry, and Will. “Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Chicago. “(2) The Western Division comprises the counties of Boone, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago. “Court for the Western Division shall be held at Freeport and Rockford. “Central District “(b) The Central District comprises the counties of Adams, Brown, Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Knox, Livingston, Logan, McDonough, McLean, Macoupin, Macon, Marshall, Mason, Menard, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Rock Island, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, and Woodford. “Court for the Central District shall be held at Danville, Peoria, Quincy, Rock Island, and Springfield. “Southern District “(c) The Southern District comprises the counties of Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, St. Clair, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson. “Court for the Southern District shall be held at Alton, Benton, Cairo, and East Saint Louis.”.

6. 1978

   Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978

   Pub. L. 95–408 § 4(b)(1) · 92 Stat. 883

   Added · 28 U.S.C. § 93(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 95–408 added Kankakee to the counties comprising the Eastern Division of the Northern District

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–408 added Kankakee to the counties comprising the Eastern Division of the Northern District.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 93 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 93. Illinois “Illinois is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois. “Northern District “(a) The Northern District comprises two divisions. “(1) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, La Salle, McHenry, and Will. “Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Chicago. “(2) The Western Division comprises the counties of Boone, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago. “Court for the Western Division shall be held at Freeport and Rockford. “Central District “(b) The Central District comprises the counties of Adams, Brown, Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Knox, Livingston, Logan, McDonough, McLean, Macoupin, Macon, Marshall, Mason, Menard, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Rock Island, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, and Woodford. “Court for the Central District shall be held at Danville, Peoria, Quincy, Rock Island, and Springfield. “Southern District “(c) The Southern District comprises the counties of Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, St. Clair, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson. “Court for the Southern District shall be held at Alton, Benton, Cairo, and East Saint Louis.”.

7. 1978

   Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978

   Pub. L. 95–408 § 4(b)(1) · 92 Stat. 883

   1. Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 93(b)

      Pub. L. 95–408 substituted “Central District” for “Southern District” in heading

   2. Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 93(b)

      Pub. L. 95–408 struck out subsec. (b)(1) and (2) designations, which divided Southern District into a Northern and Southern Division, and in such newly created Central District

   3. Added · 28 U.S.C. § 93(b)

      Pub. L. 95–408 added counties of Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, and Vermilion to

   4. Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 93(b)

      Pub. L. 95–408 struck out counties of Bond, Calhoun, Jersey, and Madison from, those counties comprising the new Central District

   5. Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 93(b)

      Pub. L. 95–408 substituted provisions for holding of a term of Court for Central District at Danville, Peoria, Quincy, Rock Island, and Springfield for provisions for holding of a term of Court for Northern Division of the former Southern District at Peoria and Rock Island and for Southern Division of former Southern District at Alton, Quincy, and Springfield

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–408 substituted “Central District” for “Southern District” in heading, struck out subsec. (b)(1) and (2) designations, which divided Southern District into a Northern and Southern Division, and in such newly created Central District, added counties of Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, and Vermilion to, and struck out counties of Bond, Calhoun, Jersey, and Madison from, those counties comprising the new Central District, and substituted provisions for holding of a term of Court for Central District at Danville, Peoria, Quincy, Rock Island, and Springfield for provisions for holding of a term of Court for Northern Division of the former Southern District at Peoria and Rock Island and for Southern Division of former Southern District at Alton, Quincy, and Springfield.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 93 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 93. Illinois “Illinois is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois. “Northern District “(a) The Northern District comprises two divisions. “(1) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, La Salle, McHenry, and Will. “Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Chicago. “(2) The Western Division comprises the counties of Boone, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago. “Court for the Western Division shall be held at Freeport and Rockford. “Central District “(b) The Central District comprises the counties of Adams, Brown, Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Knox, Livingston, Logan, McDonough, McLean, Macoupin, Macon, Marshall, Mason, Menard, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Rock Island, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, and Woodford. “Court for the Central District shall be held at Danville, Peoria, Quincy, Rock Island, and Springfield. “Southern District “(c) The Southern District comprises the counties of Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, St. Clair, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson. “Court for the Southern District shall be held at Alton, Benton, Cairo, and East Saint Louis.”.

8. 1978

   Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978

   Pub. L. 95–408 § 4(b)(1) · 92 Stat. 883

   1. Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 93(c)

      Pub. L. 95–408 substituted “Southern District” for “Eastern District” in heading, and in such Southern District added counties of Bond, Calhoun, Jersey, and Madison to

   2. Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 93(c)

      Pub. L. 95–408 struck out counties of Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby and Vermilion from, those counties comprising Southern District

   3. Substituted · 28 U.S.C. § 93(c)

      Pub. L. 95–408 substituted provisions for holding of a term of Court for Southern District at Alton, Benton, Cairo, and East Saint Louis for provisions for holding of a term of Court for Eastern District at Benton, Cairo, Danville, and East Saint Louis

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–408 substituted “Southern District” for “Eastern District” in heading, and in such Southern District added counties of Bond, Calhoun, Jersey, and Madison to, and struck out counties of Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby and Vermilion from, those counties comprising Southern District, and substituted provisions for holding of a term of Court for Southern District at Alton, Benton, Cairo, and East Saint Louis for provisions for holding of a term of Court for Eastern District at Benton, Cairo, Danville, and East Saint Louis.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 93 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 93. Illinois “Illinois is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of Illinois. “Northern District “(a) The Northern District comprises two divisions. “(1) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, La Salle, McHenry, and Will. “Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Chicago. “(2) The Western Division comprises the counties of Boone, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago. “Court for the Western Division shall be held at Freeport and Rockford. “Central District “(b) The Central District comprises the counties of Adams, Brown, Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Knox, Livingston, Logan, McDonough, McLean, Macoupin, Macon, Marshall, Mason, Menard, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Rock Island, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, and Woodford. “Court for the Central District shall be held at Danville, Peoria, Quincy, Rock Island, and Springfield. “Southern District “(c) The Southern District comprises the counties of Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, St. Clair, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson. “Court for the Southern District shall be held at Alton, Benton, Cairo, and East Saint Louis.”.

9. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–573 § 1(1) · 92 Stat. 2458

   Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 93(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 95–573, § 1(1), struck out Kankakee from the counties comprising the Eastern Division of the Northern District

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–573, § 1(1), struck out Kankakee from the counties comprising the Eastern Division of the Northern District.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by striking out “Kankakee,”, and

10. 1978

    Pub. L. 95–573 § 1(2) · 92 Stat. 2458

    Added · 28 U.S.C. § 93(b)

    Pub. L. 95–573, § 1(2), added Kankakee to the counties comprising the Central District

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–573, § 1(2), added Kankakee to the counties comprising the Central District.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by striking out “Kankakee,”, and

11. 1984

    Federal District Court Organization Act of 1984

    Pub. L. 98–620 § 406(a)(1) · 98 Stat. 3335

    Struck · 28 U.S.C. § 93(a)(1)

    Pub. L. 98–620, § 406(a)(1), struck out De Kalb and McHenry from the counties comprising the Eastern Division of the Northern District

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 98–620, § 406(a)(1), struck out De Kalb and McHenry from the counties comprising the Eastern Division of the Northern District.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in paragraph (1) by striking out “De Kalb,” and “McHenry,”; and

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 406(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3361, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section] shall apply to any action commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on or after the effective date of this subtitle [Jan. 1, 1985], and shall not affect any action pending in such court on such effective date.” Amendment by Pub. L. 98–620 effective Jan. 1, 1985, and not to affect the composition, or preclude the service, of any grand or petit jury summoned, impaneled, or actually serving on that date, see section 411 of Pub. L. 98–620, set out as a note under section 85 of this title.

12. 1984

    Federal District Court Organization Act of 1984

    Pub. L. 98–620 § 406(a)(2) · 98 Stat. 3335

    Added · 28 U.S.C. § 93(a)(2)

    Pub. L. 98–620, § 406(a)(2), added De Kalb and McHenry to the counties comprising the Western Division of the Northern District

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 98–620, § 406(a)(2), added De Kalb and McHenry to the counties comprising the Western Division of the Northern District.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting “De Kalb,” immediately after “Carroll,”; and (B) by inserting “McHenry,” immediately after “Lee,”.

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 406(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3361, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section] shall apply to any action commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on or after the effective date of this subtitle [Jan. 1, 1985], and shall not affect any action pending in such court on such effective date.” Amendment by Pub. L. 98–620 effective Jan. 1, 1985, and not to affect the composition, or preclude the service, of any grand or petit jury summoned, impaneled, or actually serving on that date, see section 411 of Pub. L. 98–620, set out as a note under section 85 of this title.

13. 1984

    Federal District Court Organization Act of 1984

    Pub. L. 98–620 § 406(c) · 98 Stat. 3335

    Changed · 28 U.S.C. § 93(b)

    Pub. L. 98–620, § 406(c), provided for holding court at Champaign/Urbana

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–620, § 406(c), provided for holding court at Champaign/Urbana.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) The second sentence of subsection (b) of section 93 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting “Champaign/Urbana,” before “Danville”.

    Effective date note
    Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 406(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3361, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section] shall apply to any action commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on or after the effective date of this subtitle [Jan. 1, 1985], and shall not affect any action pending in such court on such effective date.” Amendment by Pub. L. 98–620 effective Jan. 1, 1985, and not to affect the composition, or preclude the service, of any grand or petit jury summoned, impaneled, or actually serving on that date, see section 411 of Pub. L. 98–620, set out as a note under section 85 of this title.

14. 1999

    Pub. L. 106–130 § 2 · 113 Stat. 1677

    Inserted · 28 U.S.C. § 93(a)(1)

    Pub. L. 106–130 inserted “and Wheaton” before period at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106–130 inserted “and Wheaton” before period at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2. HOLDING OF COURT AT WHEATON, ILLINOIS Section 93(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding after Chicago “and Wheaton”.

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