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

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2005

                            WHITEHALL JEWELLERS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


         Delaware                     1-15615                     36-1433610
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission                  (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)              File Number)             Identification No.)


155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois                60606
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)


        Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 312-782-6800


                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth
by specific reference in such filing.

         On June 1, 2005, the Company issued a press release reporting financial
results for the first quarter ended April 30, 2005. A copy of this press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.

         The following exhibit is furnished herewith as noted below.

         Exhibit No.     Exhibit
         -----------     -------

         99.1            Press Release dated June 1, 2005 reporting financial
                         results for the first quarter ended April 30, 2005.










                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                                WHITEHALL JEWELLERS, INC.
                                                        (Registrant)


                                                By:  /s/ John R. Desjardins
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   John R. Desjardins
                                                   Executive Vice President
                                                   and Chief Financial Officer

Date:  June 1, 2005







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         The following exhibit is furnished herewith as noted below.

                  Exhibit No.       Exhibit
                  -----------       -------

                  99.1              Press Release dated June 1, 2005 reporting
                                    financial results for the first quarter
                                    ended April 30, 2005.