In Re Wells Properties, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
EUGENE R. WEDOFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
In order to encourage prompt payment of property taxes and collect taxes that are not promptly paid, the State of Illinois has enacted laws providing for tax sales of property as to which taxes are delinquent. In this Chapter 11 case, the debtor’s principal asset, a commercial building, was sold at such a tax sale prior to the bankruptcy filing. The case is now before the court on a motion, filed by the purchasers at the tax sale, seeking authorization to pursue an action in state court for the issuance of a deed to the tax-delinquent…
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