Chapter 11 · petition filed Sep 23, 2026

UP Equipment Holdings LLC

Case No. 26-15744 · Northern District of Illinois

A voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code was filed on Sep 23, 2026 by UP Equipment Holdings LLC in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Debtor
UP Equipment Holdings LLC
Case number
26-15744
Chapter
Chapter 11 reorganization
Court
Northern District of Illinois
State
Illinois
Petition date
Sep 23, 2026
Petition type
Voluntary
Affiliated debtors
12

UP Equipment Holdings LLC — Chapter 11 reorganization petition filed Sep 23, 2026.

Background on Chapter 11: In a Chapter 11 case the debtor-in-possession usually keeps running the business while it negotiates a plan. The automatic stay halts collection actions, and first-day motions typically address cash collateral, payroll and critical vendors.

This page reflects the petition filed on Sep 23, 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.

Joint filing

Affiliated debtors (12)

Related entities that filed in the same court on the same day under consecutive case numbers. Courts normally administer such cases jointly under the lead case.

  • Metalex LLC26-15746
  • UPG Fabrication LLC26-15747
  • National Metalwares Holdings LLC26-15749
  • National Metalwares L.P.26-15751
  • Sidecar NM LLC26-15752
  • Chicago Steel Holdings LLC26-15754
  • Douglass Logistics LLC26-15755
  • Lexington Steel LLC26-15757
  • Maksteel USA LLC26-15758
  • Maksteel Transport LLC26-15759
  • UPG Flat Roll Group LLC26-15760
  • UP Central Office LLC26-15761
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.

Sep 23, 2026
Petition filed
Debtor-in-possession status and the automatic stay begin.
first days
First-day hearing
Motions on cash collateral, DIP financing, wages and critical vendors.
~ 30 days
341 meeting & committee
U.S. Trustee convenes creditors and may appoint an unsecured creditors' committee.
possible
Plan or sale
Plan confirmation, section 363 sale, conversion or dismissal.
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

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois opened case 26-15744 for UP Equipment Holdings LLC on Sep 23, 2026 under Chapter 11. 12 affiliated debtors filed alongside it the same day. We log the petition date, chapter and court from the public feed, and add later docket events when the court's feed publishes them.

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

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