Subchapter V · petition filed Oct 7, 2026

Firewater bbq n brew of Cresthill Inc.

Case No. 26-16750 · Northern District of Illinois

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois docketed a voluntary Subchapter V petition by Firewater bbq n brew of Cresthill Inc. on Oct 7, 2026 (case no. 26-16750).

Debtor
Firewater bbq n brew of Cresthill Inc.
Case number
26-16750
Chapter
Chapter 11, Subchapter V (small business)
Court
Northern District of Illinois
State
Illinois
Petition date
Oct 7, 2026
Petition type
Voluntary

Firewater bbq n brew of Cresthill Inc. — Chapter 11, Subchapter V (small business) petition filed Oct 7, 2026.

Background on Subchapter V: Under Subchapter V, owners may retain the business if the plan commits projected disposable income for three to five years. The automatic stay protects operations while the plan is drafted.

This page reflects the petition filed on Oct 7, 2026. Later docket events (dismissal, conversion, plan confirmation, final decree, closing) are added when they appear in the court's public RSS feed, which not every court publishes in full, so the absence of such an event here does not mean the case is still open. Check the official record: court docket (PACER) and CourtListener.

Road map

What usually happens next

The filing date is from the docket; later milestones are the typical sequence for this chapter, not tracked events.

Oct 7, 2026
Petition & Subchapter V election
Automatic stay; a Subchapter V trustee is appointed.
~ 60 days
Status conference
Court reviews progress toward a consensual plan.
90 days
Plan deadline
Only the debtor may file a plan, generally within 90 days of the order for relief.
possible
Confirmation
Consensual or cramdown confirmation; payments over three to five years.
Court & records

Where the case was filed

Bankruptcy court
Northern District of Illinois
Illinois · court id ILNB
Venue

Court location (state level)

Pin placed at the state level (Illinois), not at the debtor's address. Map © OpenStreetMap.

Docket note

About this filing

Firewater bbq n brew of Cresthill Inc. is listed as debtor in case 26-16750 before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Illinois). The petition was voluntary and filed under Subchapter V on Oct 7, 2026. Authoritative details — schedules, first-day declarations, hearing dates — sit on the court docket linked on this page.

Summary of a public court record, provided as is. Not legal advice and not an official court document.

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