Subchapter V · petition filed Oct 6, 2026

Midwest Expedited Co.

Case No. 26-16661 · Northern District of Illinois

According to the court's records, a voluntary Chapter 11, Subchapter V (small business) petition by Midwest Expedited Co. was filed on Oct 6, 2026 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, case no. 26-16661.

Debtor
Midwest Expedited Co.
Case number
26-16661
Chapter
Chapter 11, Subchapter V (small business)
Court
Northern District of Illinois
State
Illinois
Petition date
Oct 6, 2026
Petition type
Voluntary

Midwest Expedited Co. — Chapter 11, Subchapter V (small business) petition filed Oct 6, 2026.

Background on Subchapter V: Subchapter V trims Chapter 11 down for smaller companies: no disclosure statement, no absolute-priority fight, and a trustee who helps broker a consensual plan.

This page reflects the petition filed on Oct 6, 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 6, 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

Midwest Expedited Co. (Illinois) — voluntary Subchapter V petition, case 26-16661, dated Oct 6, 2026. Check the linked docket for creditor matrices, the 341 meeting notice and the bar date.

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

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