THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MERCER COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF (DECEDENT): CAROLE JEAN SCHMIDT CASE NO. 2025PR40 PUBLICATION NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION Notice is given to creditors of the death of Carole Jean Schmidt and that Letters of Administration were issued on August 28, 2025, to Kirk Reusch, 145 Fern Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047, as Executor. The attorney of record is Timothy B. Gulbranson, Lane & Waterman LLP, 220 N Main St – Ste 600, Davenport, IA, 52801. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Mercer County Courthouse, Aledo, Illinois, or with the Executor, or both, on or before the 3rd day of March, 2026, or, if mailing or delivery of a Notice from the Administrator is required by Section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that Notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the Independent Administrator and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 755 5/28 of the Probate Act any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk of Court. Signature of Attorney: /s/ Timothy B. Gulbranson September 3, 10, 17 2025 LILS0362574