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Bankruptcy Filings Continue to Fall

Published on October 31, 2022 – USCOURTS.GOV Personal and business bankruptcy filings fell 11.7 percent for the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2022. Filings continued a fall that coincided with the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Ac… Read More
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FactorLaw is proud to announce that our colleague, Elizabeth Peterson, was awarded the David S. Yen Bankruptcy Help Desk Volunteer of the Year for the Northern District of Illinois

Legal Aid Chicago’s nomination of Elizabeth describes her significant contributions to the Help Desk at the Chicago Bankruptcy Court, noting that “Liz has been an active volunteer since January of 2019. Liz has truly shown her dedication to the B… Read More
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Chicago Bankruptcy Court Going Virtual

On May 13, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois implemented General Order 20-05, which provides that effective June 1, 2020, all trials and evidentiary hearings will be held by video using the Zoom for Government platform.… Read More
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Pier 1 Bankruptcy Court Abates Payment of Post-petition Rent due to Pandemic

Like other national retailers, Pier 1 Imports filed for bankruptcy in March, hoping to sell its assets and to liquidate under-performing locations. Then the Covid19 Pandemic hit the U.S. with its full force, causing mandatory stay at home orders in a… Read More
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New Mexico Court Orders SBA to Make PPP Funds Available to Chapter 11 Debtor

Today the Bankruptcy Court in New Mexico (In re Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, 18-13027 (Bankr. D. N.M.) ordered the SBA to make PPP funds available to a chapter 11 debtor and stated that if the debtor does not get the funds, t… Read More
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Trustee's Unlikely to Administer IRS Rebate Checks

The following guidance has been posted by the United States Trustee in respect to the treatment of the IR rebate checks. The federal government will soon begin issuing recovery rebates to qualified individuals under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and E… Read More
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Chicago's Microbusiness Recovery Grants

The City of Chicago has established the Microbusiness Recovery Grant Program, which will distribute $5,000 grants to up to 1,000 eligible businesses. In order to qualify for this grant, a business must have no more than four employees, less than $250… Read More
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SBA Vetoes PPP Loans for Chapter 11 Debtors

One would think that a chapter 11 debtor has a strong need for a PPP loan, but the SBA believes otherwise. Guidance issued on 4/24 by the SBA rejects the use of such financing for companies in chapter 11, which is not surprising since bankruptcy was… Read More
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PPP Funds Replenished

FactorLaw previously reported on the trials and tribulations of small businesses trying to stay afloat by accessing (or not being able to access) funds from the Payroll Protection Program (PPP). We are pleased to note that this afternoon, President T… Read More
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Governor Issues Executive Order Temporarily Suspending Service of Garnishment Summonses for Consumer Debt

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office has issued an executive order temporarily suspending the service of garnishment summonses, wage deduction summonses, and citations to discover assets on consumer debtors and consumer garnishees for the duration of the Gu… Read More
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