Roiling headlines in the last couple of years were the bankruptcy filings of the corporations Purdue Pharma and the national organization of Boy Scouts of America (now called Scouting America).

Last month, the Hudson, Ohio-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for ... Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. When exactly those closures ...

The author and editors take ultimate responsibility for the content. Personal bankruptcy -- including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy -- is a last resort for consumers in financial distress ...

Joshua David Wallace, a Chicago police commander, filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy on Feb. 29 ... complaints against Wallace was sustained. In Illinois, unlike in Iowa, complaints against police ...

Individuals may file for file Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy ... a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Law, said declaring bankruptcy accomplishes one thing ...

Twenty-six of those stores are in Illinois. Joann locations in Wheaton ... Last month, the Hudson, Ohio-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time within ...

as it's a less-complicated process than a Chapter 13. The latter is used for, but a bad idea, to pay for one's bankruptcy. "In 7, you have to pay for your bankruptcy upfront. In Chapter 13 you pay ...

but then there is the question of which type of bankruptcy to file. You have several options, but certain benefits of Chapter 13 bankruptcy may make it the right fit for your situation.