Party City files for bankruptcy
Party City filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday after years of losses and weak sales.
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Party City filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday after years of losses and weak sales.
Less than a week after we told you about the financial struggles at Lincolnwood Town Center, the suburban mall's parent company has filed for bankruptcy.
Mercy filed last month for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with plans to close in May, citing operating losses of $7 million per month.
The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether drivers can get their cars back from the city auto pound after they file for bankruptcy.
More retail bankruptcies are expected in coming weeks, with Neiman Marcus and J.C. Penney also facing problems. Gap Inc. has warned it is running out of cash and is looking for an infusion.
Employees at the bankrupt Art Van furniture stores were slapped with termination papers amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Art Van furniture has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is offering huge savings. But as CBS 2's Jermont Terry reported Monday night, some customers at the Downers Grove store just want what they already paid for.
Sexual abuse lawsuits are forcing the Boy Scouts of America to file for bankruptcy protection.
The home goods retailer has been struggling for years against rising pressure online and from big-box rivals. Its stock, which was at $300 a share in 2015, is trading at around $5 today.
Sears once towered over the retail landscape but has been on a slow decline for years. Lampert combined Sears and Kmart in 2005, pledging to return Sears to greatness. That didn't happen. Sears was hit hard during the recession a decade ago and never recovered.
The church's caretaker first saw what appears to be oil or some other type of liquid streaming from the Virgin Mary's eyes on Sunday.
The owner of a suburban Chicago hospital whose attempt to close the facility because of a lack of patients was halted by a court order has declared bankruptcy.
Stores in Chicago, Las Vegas and Seattle will close along with 12 concept and warehouse locations.
Its other businesses, including ProFlowers, Shari's Berries and Personal Creations, will continue to operate.
Sears Holding Corp. has sued former chairman and CEO Eddie Lampert, and his hedge fund, ESL, accusing them of draining $2 billion from the company as it was headed into bankruptcy.
Johnson publishing company, which created "Ebony" and "Jet" magazines, filed for bankruptcy this afternoon.
The first three stores called Sears Home & Life will open on Memorial Day weekend and are a fraction of the size of the company's traditional stores.
Relief could be on the way to nearly 100 employees who owe thousands in unpaid medical bills after their former employer filed for bankruptcy.
Families looking to celebrate at Planet Fun this weekend, with Paw Patrol and Disney characters, felt the event was not what they paid for.
Even with this latest reprieve, Sears' long-term survival remains an open question. Lampert hasn't put forth any specific reinvention plans and the company still faces cutthroat competition from Amazon, Target and Walmart.
The decision rests with US Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert Drain, who has been hearing the case since Sears filed for bankruptcy in October. Drain has repeatedly expressed a desire to save the jobs of as many of Sears' employees as possible.
Many of Sears' unsecured creditors, who rank at the bottom of the list to be paid and include merchandise suppliers and landlords, had pressed for liquidation, contending the business was worth more dead than alive. They also questioned the propriety of certain deals Lampert has done while at Sears.
