UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549


                              FORM 8-K
                           Current Report
                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15d of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) :   March 17, 2003

                            SPIEGEL, INC.

   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  Delaware                 0-16126             36-2593917
 (State of                 (Commission file    (I.R.S. Employer
                            number)             Identification No.)

   3500 Lacey Road
   Downers Grove, IL                            60515-5432
  (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)


                            (630) 986-8800
       (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                               No Change
  (Former name or Former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 3.	Bankruptcy or Receivership.

        On March 17, 2003, Spiegel, Inc. (the "Company") and its principal
operating subsidiaries, with the exception of First Consumers National Bank
(FCNB) (collectively, "the Debtors"), filed voluntary petitions for relief
under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code")
in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
(the "Bankruptcy Court").  The Debtors will continue to operate their
businesses and manage their properties and assets as "debtors-in-possession"
under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.  On March 17, 2003, the Company
issued a press release relating to the foregoing.  A copy of the release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in its entirety herein
by reference.


Item 7.  Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

    Exhibit 99.1       Press release dated March 17, 2003


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exhchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                       SPIEGEL, INC.
                                       (Registrant)

Dated:   March 17, 2003            By: /s/ James M. Brewster
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                                     James M. Brewster
                                     Senior Vice President
                                     and Chief Financial Officer
                                     (Principal Accounting and
                                      Financial Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

99.1             Spiegel, Inc. press release dated March 17, 2003