Illinois Bankruptcy Filings Make Up 5% Of All Non-Business Bankruptcy Cases In The United States
A total 76,570 Illinois bankruptcy cases were filed from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006. Even though the number of Illinois bankruptcy cases this period is nearly 7000 less than the previous twelve months, Illinois still ranks as the fourth highest state for the number of bankruptcies filed in the last twelve months.
California, New York, and Texas were the only three states to process more bankruptcy cases than Illinois in the same twelve month period.