CLAIM NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MERCER COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS A. BISCHOFF, Deceased CASE NO: 2026PR7 NOTICE is given of the death of THOMAS A. BISCHOFF. Letters Testamentary were issued on March 9, 2026, to: MARY L. BISCHOFF, 997 – 335th Street, New Windsor, Illinois 61465, as Independent Executor of the Estate of THOMAS A. BISCHOFF, deceased, whose attorney is Brian A. Peterson, SIMPSON PETERSON, LLC, 246 E. Main Street, Suite 201, Galesburg, IL 61401. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of this Court, Mercer County Courthouse, Aledo, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before September 25, 2026. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a Claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the attorney of record within 10 days after it has been filed. Brian A. Peterson SIMPSON PETERSON, LLC 246 E. Main Street, Suite 201 Galesburg, IL 61401 12177590