PUBLIC NOTICE OF 363 SALE: Industrial Property, Bensenville, IL

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT HIGHER AND BETTER OFFERS AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTION TO AUTHORIZE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 951-961 WEST THORNDALE AVENUE, BENSENVILLE, ILLINOIS 60106

Pon Group, LLC (the “Debtor”) hereby gives notice of the opportunity of prospective purchasers to submit higher and better offers and of a hearing on its Motion for an Order (A) Approving the Sale of the Debtor’s Property Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, Encumbrances, and Interests; (B) Approving the Form and Manner of Notice for Such Sale; and (C) Granting Related Relief (the “Sale Motion”) relating to the sale of the Real Property and Improvements located at 951-961 W. Thorndale Ave., Bensenville, Illinois 60106 (“the “Property”). The Property is described as follows:

The Property is zoned I-2, Light Industrial District. The Property is located in an industrial area immediately west of Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The Property is a 219,933 square foot (5.05 acre), trapezoidal, interior (mid-block) site. The Property is improved with a one-story, 120,985 square-foot gross building area, precast-concrete, industrial warehouse building.

The Debtor has created a virtual due diligence room that includes, inter alia, a title commitment, survey, environmental report, and property condition report, which are available to all prospective purchasers via a link that may be obtained by written request to Debtor’s counsel. Prospective purchasers may arrange for an inspection of the Property by written request to Debtor’s counsel.

The Debtor is soliciting offers for the Property by the execution and delivery of a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) in substantially the form of the model Agreement available through the Debtor’s due diligence room. Each Agreement constitutes an irrevocable offer to purchase the Property on the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, which offer will remain outstanding until the conclusion of the hearing on the Sale Motion.

The Debtor is requesting that all Agreements be delivered to the Debtor’s counsel on December 17, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. CST. The Debtor’s counsel will prepare a report of all Agreements received and will afford all parties submitting an offer an opportunity to submit higher and better offers at the hearing to consider the Sale Motion.

A hearing on the Sale Motion and to approve the Sale of the Property will be held before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 219 S. Dearborn St., Courtroom 642, Chicago, Illinois, 60604 on December 19, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. (the “Sale Hearing”) or as soon thereafter as practically possible. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 6004(b), objections to the relief requested in the Sale Motion and to the Sale itself must be in writing and filed with the Bankruptcy Court no later than December 12, 2018. For additional information regarding the Property and the Sale, contact the Debtor’s counsel at [email protected].

Paul M. Bauch (ARDC #6196619)
Carolina Y. Sales (ARDC #6287277)
BAUCH & MICHAELS, LLC
53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1115
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Tel. (312) 588-5000
[email protected]