Overview

• Both Chicago locations closed without warning on Friday, Sept. 26, with many families and staff learning from a late‑night email or a letter taped to the doors.
• Sonnets cited serious financial problems tied to low fall enrollment, and on-site notices said assets were turned over to a bankruptcy trustee.
• Attempts to reach the company and the trustee have gone unanswered as social media pages disappeared and emails bounced, leaving access to refunds and belongings unresolved.
• At least 60 teachers and staff lost jobs, with some reporting sudden loss of health insurance, while families say they prepaid tuition and deposits, including one claim of about $7,000.
• Records show the owner’s Great Education Partners, LLC filed for Chapter 11 in April with less than $50,000 in assets and $1–$10 million in liabilities, and a restructuring plan won court approval in September after a previous River North campus closure in 2024.