(Crain’s) — Local bar and grill chain Boston Blackies is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors after an ambitious expansion plan that was fried by the recession.
Boston Blackies Management Co., which has eight locations in the Chicago area, list debts of $6.4 million against assets of about $17,000, according to a petition filed Nov. 24 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago. The chain’s largest creditor is General Electric Capital Corp., which is owed $5.6 million, according to the petition.
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