Chapter 7 · petition filed Aug 31, 2026

Four Brothers General Merchandise Inc.

Case No. 26-14514 · Northern District of Illinois

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois docketed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition by Four Brothers General Merchandise Inc. on Aug 31, 2026 (case no. 26-14514).

Debtor
Four Brothers General Merchandise Inc.
Case number
26-14514
Chapter
Chapter 7 liquidation
Court
Northern District of Illinois
State
Illinois
Petition date
Aug 31, 2026
Petition type
Voluntary

Four Brothers General Merchandise Inc. — Chapter 7 liquidation petition filed Aug 31, 2026.

Background on Chapter 7: Chapter 7 does not provide for reorganization: a Chapter 7 trustee administers the estate. Business entities do not receive a discharge.

This page reflects the petition filed on Aug 31, 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.

Aug 31, 2026
Petition filed
Automatic stay takes effect; a panel trustee is appointed from the U.S. Trustee's roster.
~ 20–40 days
341 meeting of creditors
The trustee examines the debtor's representative under oath.
typical
Asset sales & claims
Trustee liquidates property; creditors are told whether to file proofs of claim.
typical
Final report & closing
Distribution under the Code's priority scheme, then the case closes.
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

Four Brothers General Merchandise Inc. is listed as debtor in case 26-14514 before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Illinois). The petition was voluntary and filed under Chapter 7 on Aug 31, 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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