IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MERCER COUNTY, ILLINOIS BLACKHAWK BANK & TRUST, Plaintiff, No. 2025 FC 3 VS. MARY ALICE ERICSON, a/k/a MARY A. ERICSON; BLACKHAWK BANK & TRUST; and UNNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the court in the above-entitled cause on December 4, 2025, the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder. (a) The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Allison E. Walsh, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 3725 Blackhawk Road, Suite 200, Rock Island, IL 61201 (309) 786-4900 (b) The common address and other common description, if any, of the real estate is: 140 Fyre Lake Drive, Sherrard, Illinois 61281 (c) The legal description of the real estate is: LOT NUMBER 40 IN GLEN VIEW ADDITION TO FYRE LAKE, A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION NUMBER 10 IN TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE NUMBER 1 WEST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; SITUATED IN MERCER COUNTY, ILLINOIS. (d) A description of the improvements on the real estate is: a single family home. (e) The time and place of the sale are: February 5, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., Mercer County Courthouse, 100 SE 3rd Street, Aledo, Illinois. (f) The terms of the sale are: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than the mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). (g) The case title, case number and the court in which the foreclosure was filed are: This information is shown above. The case number is 2025 FC 3. The Court is the Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit, Mercer County, Illinois. (h) Other information ordered by the Court: None. Allison E. Walsh BROOKS LAW FIRM, P.C. 3725 Blackhawk Road, Suite 200 Rock Island, IL 61201 Telephone: (309) 786-4900 Facsimile: (309) 786-4940 E-Mail: aew@brookslawfirmpc.com BLACKHAWK BANK & TRUST, Plaintiff January 7, 14, 21 2026 LILS0432723