IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEVEN E. CLAUSER, deceased, No. 2026-PR-4 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Steven E. Clauser. Letters of Independent Administration were issued on January 12, 2026, to Michelle L. Clauser, as Independent Administrator of the Steven E. Clauser Estate, whose attorney is Bradley E. Huff of Graham & Graham, Ltd., 1201 South Eighth Street, Springfield, Illinois 62703. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court, Probate Division, Room 405, Sangamon County Complex, 200 South Ninth Street, Springfield, Illinois, 62701 or with the Executor or both, on or before July 17, 2026, and any claim not filed within that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Executor and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. DATED January 13, 2026. Bradley E. Huff Graham & Graham, Ltd. 1201 South Eighth Street Springfield, IL 62703 January 16, 23, 30 2026 LILS0440060