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Holiday Schedule - 2009 Systems Availability

During Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois holidays, access to the mainframe for HPA, ALIM, LCSL, IMNU and TRMN is unavailable. See below for the current holiday shedule.

The Help Desk is also unavailable for technical support. rEDI-link is available to download and/or transmit files however, disposition files sent after 9:00 p.m. (CST/CDT) on the day prior to the holiday will not be processed until the first business day following the holiday.

As a general rule, groups should contact their Marketing Support representative if they plan to work on Saturday. BCBSIL frequently performs file conversions and production moves on weekends that may affect system availability.

2009 BCBSIL Holiday Schedule
New Year's Day
Thursday, January 1
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, January 19
Memorial Day
Monday, May 25
Independence Day
Friday, July 3
Labor Day
Monday, September 7
Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 26
Day After Thanksgiving
Friday, November 27
Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 24
Christmas Day
Friday, December 25

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