PUBLIC NOTICE   IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Case No. 2025TX36, McVest LLC Jeremiah McCalmont.   To: Russell Preston; Occupants of; Knox County Clerk; and all other persons/entities UNKNOWN having or claiming any right, interest or title in the following described real estate:   Lot 17 and the North Half of Lot 18 in Block 5 in the Village of Randall, now East Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.   Permanent Index No. 10-18-202-014   On November 19, 2025, McVest LLC Jeremiah McCalmont filed a Petition for Order of Tax Deed. The object of the plaintiff’s petition is to foreclose on the Tax Sale Certificate No. 2022-0077 for the delinquent taxes on real estate described above which was issued by the Knox County Treasurer on November 17, 2023. The taxes due under the certificate are for the 2022 tax year. The petition asks the court to direct the county clerk to issue a tax deed if the property is not redeemed from the sale on or before May 18, 2026, and that Petitioner, as grantee of tax deed be put in possession of said parcel of real estate. The Petition for Order of Tax Deed will be brought before the Knox County Circuit Court on May 27, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 202 or via Zoom (9thjudicial.org). If you fail to redeem, the court may enter a judgment for the relief demanded in the petition.   McVest LLC Jeremiah McCalmont, Petitioner   Stuart E. Morgenstern, #6275553 Attorney for Petitioner 1 W. Laurel Street Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274 (618)357-5315