Case number: 3:26-bk-80841 - Rotary Airlock, LLC - Illinois Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Rotary Airlock, LLC

  • Court

    Illinois Northern (ilnbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Thomas M. Lynch

  • Filed

    05/20/2026

  • Last Filing

    09/29/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Illinois (Western Division)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-80841

Assigned to: Honorable Judge Thomas M. Lynch
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  05/20/2026
341 meeting:  07/30/2026
Deadline for filing claims:  08/28/2026
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  11/30/2026

Debtor 1

Rotary Airlock, LLC

1104 E. 17th St.
Rock Falls, IL 61071
WHITESIDE-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 36-4328662

represented by
Burke Warren & Mackay

Burke Warren & Mackay
225 W Washington St 24th Fl
Chicago, IL 60601
312-357-0800

Madeleine Coate

Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella
330 N Wabash Ave
21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
312-843-5835
Email: mcoate@burkelaw.com

Brian P Welch

Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.
330 N. Wabash, 21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 840-7000
Email: bwelch@burkelaw.com

David K Welch

Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.
330 N. Wabash
21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
312 840-7000
Email: dwelch@burkelaw.com

U.S. Trustee

Adam G. Brief

Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 11
780 Regent Street
Suite 304
Madison, WI 53715
608-246-5522

represented by
Tiffany Emrick Rodriguez

US Trustee
780 Regent Street
Suite 304
Madison, WI 53715
608-210-5642
Email: tiffany.rodriguez@usdoj.gov

Brian Thill

Office of the United States Trustee
780 Regent Street, Suite 304
Madison, WI 53715
(608) 264-5522
Fax : (608) 264-5182
Email: brian.p.thill@usdoj.gov
TERMINATED: 08/19/2026

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Rotary Airlock LLC
represented by
Mark Melickian

Raines Feldman Littrell LLP
30 N LaSalle St.
Ste 3100
Chicago, IL 60602
312-576-3644
Email: mmelickian@raineslaw.com

Mark S Melickian

30 N LaSalle Street
Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 60602

Raines Feldman Littrell LLP

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
09/29/2026131Notice of Motion Filed by Douglas R Lindstrom JR on behalf of Central Bank Illinois (RE: 129 Motion for Relief from Stay). Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2026 at 11:00 AM at Courtroom 3100, 327 South Church Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101. (Lindstrom, Douglas) (Entered: 09/29/2026)
09/29/2026130Receipt of Motion for Relief from Stay( 26-80841) [motion,mrlfsty] ( 199.00) Filing Fee. Receipt number A51868430. Fee Amount $ 199.00 (re:Doc# 129) (U.S. Treasury) (Entered: 09/29/2026)
09/29/2026129Notice of Motion and Proposed Motion for Relief from Stay as to PARCEL 1: THE EAST 33 FEET OF LOT TWENTY-TWO (22) THAT LIES SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF U.S. ROUTE 30 ACCORDING TO THE SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH ONE-HALF (S ) OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP B21 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42 IN THE WHITESIDE COUNTY RECORDERS OFFICE; SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPKINS, COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN NO: 10-20-376-001 PARCEL TWO: PART OF THE EAST ONE HALF (E ) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW ) OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTH QUARTER (N ) CORNER OF SAID SECTION 29; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 06 EAST (ASSUMED BEARINGS), ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW ) OF SECTION 29, 390.00 FEET; THENSE NORTH 89 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 04 SECONDS WEST, 343.41 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST, 511.75 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST, 963.07 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF THE SAID EAST ONE HALF () OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW ); THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE SAID WEST LINE, 903.00 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SAID EAST ONE HALF (E ) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW ); THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 29, 1321.54 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT: PART OF THE EAST HALF (E ) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW ) OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW ) OF- 3 - SECTION 29, THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 04 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE THEREOF A DISTANCE OF 746.36 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 192.54 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 06 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 108.15 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 36 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 159.92 FEET; THENCE NORTH 85 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 208.59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 22.12 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 387.85 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID EAST HALF (E ) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW ) OF SECTION 29; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 48 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 579.28 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED ON THE DEED RECORDED AS M.F. NO. 2447-86 IN THE OFFICE OF THE WHITESIDE COUNTY RECORDER; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE THEREOF, A DISTANCE OF 963.69 (963.07 FEET DEEDED); THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID PROPERTY, A DISTANCE OF 511.84 FEET (511.75 FEET DEEDED); THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID BOUNDARY, A DISTANCE OF 346.63 FEET (343.41 FEET DEEDED) TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW ) OF SECTION 29; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 290.12 FEET (390.00 FEET DEEDED) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPKINS, COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN NO: 10-29-126-003. Fee Amount $199, Filed by Douglas R Lindstrom JR on behalf of Central Bank Illinois. Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2026 at 11:00 AM at Courtroom 3100, 327 South Church Street, Rockford, Illinois 61101. (Lindstrom, Douglas) (Entered: 09/29/2026)
09/28/2026128Notice of Objection Filed by David K Welch on behalf of Rotary Airlock, LLC (RE: 124 Motion to Extend Time). (Welch, David) (Entered: 09/28/2026)
09/24/2026127Order Granting Motion for Relief from Stay (Related Doc # [101]). Signed on 9/24/2026. (YMR)
09/23/2026126Draft Order (Related Doc#: [115] Relief from Stay). due by 10/07/2026 (VV)
09/23/2026125Chapter 11 Monthly Operating Report for the Month Ending 08/31/2026 Filed by David K Welch on behalf of Rotary Airlock, LLC. (Attachments: # (1) Attachment) (Welch, David)
09/23/2026124Notice of Motion and Motion to Extend Time File a Proof of Claim Filed by Sean P. Williams on behalf of Austin Business Finance, LLC d/b/a Backd. Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2026 at 11:00 AM at Appear In Courtroom 3100, 327 S. Church St, Rockford, IL 61101 or Using Zoom- Judge Lynch. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A -- Declaration # (2) Proposed Order) (Williams, Sean)
09/23/2026123Appearance Filed by Sean P. Williams on behalf of Austin Business Finance, LLC d/b/a Backd. (Williams, Sean)
09/22/2026122Notice of Objection Filed by David K Welch on behalf of Rotary Airlock, LLC (RE: [115] Motion for Relief from Stay, Motion for Adequate Protection). (Welch, David)