Case number: 1:22-bk-14211 - VMR Contractors, Inc. - Illinois Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    VMR Contractors, Inc.

  • Court

    Illinois Northern (ilnbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Michael B. Slade

  • Filed

    12/08/2022

  • Last Filing

    09/12/2025

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
Subchapter_V



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 22-14211

Assigned to: Calendar ABG
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  12/08/2022
341 meeting:  01/11/2023
Deadline for filing claims:  08/30/2023
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  06/06/2023
Deadline for objecting to discharge:  04/17/2023

Debtor 1

VMR Contractors, Inc.

16710 Richmond Ave
Suite 5
Hazel Crest, IL 60429
COOK-IL
Tax ID / EIN: 47-1068370

represented by
William J Factor

William J. Factor
105 W. Madison St.
Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60602
312-878-6976
Fax : 847-574-8233
Email: wfactor@wfactorlaw.com
TERMINATED: 11/06/2023

O Allan Fridman

Law office of O. Allan Fridman
555 Skokie Blvd
Suite 500
Northbrook, IL 60062
847-412-0788
Fax : 847-412-0898
Email: allanfridman@gmail.com

Jeffrey K. Paulsen

Paulsen & Holtschlag LLC
1245 S. Michigan, No. 115
Chicago, IL 60605
847-644-9385
Email: jpaulsen@ph-firm.com
TERMINATED: 11/06/2023

Acting U.S. Trustee

Adam Brief

Office of the U. S. Trustee, Region 11
219 South Dearborn
Room 873
Chicago, IL 60604
312-886-5785

 
 
Trustee

Neema T Varghese

NV Consulting Services
701 Potomac, Ste 100
Naperville, IL 60565
630-697-4402

represented by
Neema T Varghese

NV Consulting Services
701 Potomac, Ste 100
Naperville, IL 60565
630-697-4402
Email: nvarghese@nvconsultingservices.com

U.S. Trustee

Patrick S Layng

Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 11
219 S Dearborn St
Room 873
Chicago, IL 60604
312-886-5785
TERMINATED: 09/28/2024
 
 

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
09/12/2025403Proposed Order - Thirty First Cash Collateral Order Filed by O Allan Fridman on behalf of VMR Contractors, Inc. (RE: [46] Motion to Use Cash Collateral, Shorten, [384] Hearing Motion Continued). (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A Budget) (Fridman, O Allan)
09/08/2025402(E)Hearing Continued (RE: 362 Administrative Expenses). Hearing scheduled for 10/06/2025 at 01:00 PM at Appear in Courtroom 642, 219 S. Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60604, or Using Zoom - Judge Slade. (Patterson, Carlos) (Entered: 09/08/2025)
09/05/2025401Change of Address for Illinois Department of Employment Security. Notice and Payment address changed to Revenue Division Bankruptcy, 115 S LaSalle St. Floor LL2, Chicago, IL 60603. (Heslup, William) (Entered: 09/05/2025)
09/05/2025400Change of Address for Illinois Department of Employment Security. Notice and Payment address changed to Illinois Department of Employment Security, Revenue Division - Bankruptcy, 115 S LaSalle St. Floor LL2, Chicago, IL 60603. (Heslup, William) (Entered: 09/05/2025)
08/22/2025399Hearing Scheduled for 8/25/25, is Stricken (RE: 376 Order Scheduling). (Castellano, Nancy) (Entered: 08/22/2025)
08/22/2025398(E)Hearing Continued (RE: 375 Authorize). Evidentiary hearing scheduled for 09/29/2025 at 01:00 PM at Courtroom 642 219 South Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60604. (Castellano, Nancy) (Entered: 08/22/2025)
08/22/2025397Pretrial Conference/Hearing Set (RE: 375 Motion to Authorize). Pretrial Conference scheduled for 9/22/2025 at 11:30 AM at Appear In Courtroom 642, 219 S. Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60604 or Using Zoom- Judge Slade. (Castellano, Nancy)Modified on 8/22/2025 (NC). (Entered: 08/22/2025)
08/22/2025396Courtroom Minutes. Hearing Held on 08/22/25, at 9:30 AM. Appearances: O. Allan Fridman (for Debtor, VMR Contractors, Inc.) and Jeffrey A. Krol (for Structural Iron Workers Local Union No. 1). Evidence: Debtor's exhibits 1, 1A-E, 2-8 and Local Union No. 1's exhibits 1-16 admitted without objection. By consent of the parties, the trial on Debtor's Second Motion to Authorize Rejection of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local Union No. 1 (ECF No. 375) will start on September 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm. Stipulations of proposed findings of fact are due on September 19, 2025 (preferably by noon). A pretrial conference will be held via Zoom for Government on September 22, 2025, at 11:30 am. The subpoenas issued for today's hearing are continued to the hearing on September 29, 2025 at 1 pm. Parties to contact Nancy Castellano if mediation is requested. (Chaikin, Rebecca) (Entered: 08/22/2025)
08/21/2025395Monthly Operating Report for Small Business (Form 425C) for the Filing Period Ending 07/31/2025 Filed by O Allan Fridman on behalf of VMR Contractors, Inc.. (Fridman, O Allan) (Entered: 08/21/2025)
08/20/2025394List of Exhibits, List of Witnesses Filed by Jeffrey A Krol on behalf of Structural Iron Workers Local Union No. 1. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit IW1 - VMR Compliance Agreement # 2 Exhibit IW2 - 2019 to 2024 CBA # 3 Exhibit IW3 - 2024 to 2028 CBA # 4 Exhibit IW4 - 2024-2025 Wage and Benefit Rates # 5 Exhibit IW5 - 2025-2026 Wage and Benefit Rates # 6 Exhibit IW6 - Cook County Prevailing Wage Rates as of 8/15/2025 # 7 Exhibit IW7 - Pension Fund's Amended Proof of Claim # 8 Exhibit IW8 - Pension Fund's Trust Agreement and Amendments # 9 Exhibit IW9 - Dec. 2022 post petition contribution remittance report # 10 Exhibit IW10 - Dec. 2022 post petition contribution payment check # 11 Exhibit IW11 - Dec. 2022 post petition notice of LDs and interest # 12 Exhibit IW12 - Feb. 2023 post petition remittance report # 13 Exhibit IW13 - Feb 2023 (post petition) contribution payment check # 14 Exhibit IW14 - Feb. 2023 post petition LD notice # 15 Exhibit IW15 - VMR's Answers to Union's Requests to Admit # 16 Exhibit IW16 - VMR's Answers to Union's First Set of Interrogatories) (Krol, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/20/2025)