State docket
Business bankruptcies in Illinois
Business bankruptcy petitions docketed in Illinois — 31 lead cases on file in the current window, pulled from the federal bankruptcy courts that sit there.
Lead cases
31
Illinois
Chapter 11
11
incl. Subchapter V
Chapter 7
20
liquidations
| Debtor | Chapter | State | Case no. | Court | Filed | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 11 New | IL | 26-15744 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 23, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 11 New | IL | 26-15789 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 23, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 11 New | IL | 26-15734 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 22, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-15609 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 21, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-15654 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 21, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-15509 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 18, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-81547 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 17, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 11 | IL | 26-15224 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 15, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 11 | IL | 26-15259 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 15, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-15243 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 15, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-15252 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 15, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 11 | IL | 26-15162 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 14, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 11 | IL | 26-15054 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 11, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-15078 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 11, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 11 | IL | 26-14740 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 4, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-14759 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 4, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 11 | IL | 26-81461 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 3, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-14709 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 3, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-14576 | Northern District of Illinois | Sep 1, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 11 | IL | 26-14533 | Northern District of Illinois | Aug 31, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-14411 | Northern District of Illinois | Aug 31, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-14514 | Northern District of Illinois | Aug 31, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-80759 | Central District of Illinois | Aug 31, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-14062 | Northern District of Illinois | Aug 26, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-14136 | Northern District of Illinois | Aug 26, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 11 | IL | 26-14029 | Northern District of Illinois | Aug 25, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-14019 | Northern District of Illinois | Aug 25, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-13899 | Northern District of Illinois | Aug 24, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-13951 | Northern District of Illinois | Aug 24, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-13960 | Northern District of Illinois | Aug 24, 2026 | Case → | |
| Chapter 7 | IL | 26-13970 | Northern District of Illinois | Aug 24, 2026 | Case → |
Tracking bankruptcy petitions from Illinois
Creditors, landlords and vendors watch this page for one reason: the automatic stay. The moment a petition hits the docket, collection efforts against the debtor must stop. We log entity filings from the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois and Southern District of Illinois daily so that signal is easy to catch.
On file for Illinois: 31 lead cases (11 Chapter 11, 20 Chapter 7). Largest by affiliate count: UP Equipment Holdings LLC (13 debtors, filed Sep 23, 2026).