Chicago, Ill. – The Bankruptcy Court for Northern District of Illinois now leads the nation with the most filings of any bankruptcy court in the country. With 47,535 case filings in the 12-month period ending March 31, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois has overtaken the Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, which had 44,941 filings in the same period.

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