IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS STERLING FEDERAL BANK F.S.B, Plaintiff, vs. 2025FC40 HEARTLAND EQUITIES LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND CITY OF ABINGDON, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants. LEGAL NOTICE FOR FORECLOSURE SALE – PUBLIC AUCTION OF REAL ESTATE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE entered by the Court in the above-entitled cause on April 29, 2026, the property hereinafter described will be sold to the highest qualified bidder. (A) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is Brad Kolb, Sterling Federal Bank F.S.B, 815-622-3361. (B) The common address of the real estate is 301 South East Street, Abingdon, Illinois 61410 & 303 East South Street, Abingdon, Illinois 61410 and its legal description is: A part of the Northeast Quarter and part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 9 North, Range 1 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, including all of Blocks 1, 5 and 7 and part of Blocks 4 and 6 in Snyder's Fourth Eastern Addition to South Abingdon, and all of Block 2 in Williams Addition to South Abingdon and parts of vacated streets and alleys in said Snyder's Fourth Eastern Addition and said William's Addition, all being in Knox County, Illinois, and more particularly bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of Block 1 in the Sanitary Factory Addition to the City of Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, as the point of beginning of the tract to be described, said point of beginning also being on the Easterly right-of-way line of Burlington Northern Railroad; thence North 00°32'17" East along the said Easterly right-of-way of the Burlington Northern Railroad a distance of 1563.61 feet, to a point that is on the Westerly extension of the North line of Lot 1 in Block 1 of said Snyder's Fourth Eastern Addition, thence South 88°58'41" East along the Westerly extension of the North line of said Lot 1, the North line of said Lot 1, and the Easterly extension of the North line of said Lot 1 a distance of 148.74 feet to a point on the centerline of Martin Street (now vacated) that runs between Block 1 and Block 4 of said Snyder's Fourth Eastern Addition, thence South 00°00'23" East along the center line of said Martin Street, (now vacated) a distance of 98.92 feet to a point on the Westerly extension of the South line of Lot 1 in Block 4 of said Snyder's Fourth Eastern Addition, thence South 88°58'41" East along the Western extension of the South line of said Lot 1, the South line of said Lot 1, and the Easterly extension of the South line of said Lot 1 a distance of 135.94 feet to a point on the Center line of the alley (now vacated) that runs between Block 4 of said Snyder's Fourth Eastern Addition and Block 2 of said Williams Addition; thence North 00°00'23" West along the center line of said alley (now vacated) a distance of 98.92 feet to a point on the Westerly extension of the North line of Lot 1 in Block 2 of said William's Addition; thence South 88°58'41" East along the Westerly extension of the North line of said Lot 1 and the North line of said Lot 1, a distance of 158.79 feet to the Northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence South 00°00'23" East along the East line of said Block 2 in Williams Addition and the East line of said Block 7 and Block 6 of Snyder's Fourth Eastern Addition a distance of 561.23 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 2 in said Block 6 of Snyder's Fourth Eastern Addition; thence North 88°58'41" West along the South line of said Lot 2 and the Westerly extension of the South line of said Lot 2 a distance of 158.79 feet to a point on the center line of the alley (now vacated) that runs between said Block 6 and Block 5 of Snyder's Fourth Eastern Addition; thence South 00°00'23" East along the center line of said alley (now vacated) and said center line extended, a distance of 118.24 feet to a point on the center line of South Street (now vacated) that runs along the Southerly side of said Block 1, Block 5 and Block 6 in Snyder's Fourth Eastern Addition; thence South 88°58'41" East along the center line of said South Street (now vacated) a distance of 5.79 feet to a point that is 153 feet Westerly of the West line of East Street, said 153 feet being measured along the center line of said South Street; thence South 00°00'23" East parallel to the West line of said East Street a distance of 308.38 feet to a point on the Westerly extension of the North line of Lot 8 of Rolling Meadows, said Rolling Meadows being a subdivision of part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 4; thence North 89°38'37" East along the Westerly extension of the North line of said Lot 8 a distance of 37.23 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 8; thence South 00°00'23" East along the West line of Lots 8, 7, 6, 5 and 4 of said Rolling Meadows a distance of 324.10 feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot 4; thence North 89°38'37" East along the South line of said Lot 4 a distance of 115.75 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot 4, said point also being on the West line of said East Street; thence South 00°00'23" East along the West line of East Street a distance of 50.00 feet to the Northeast corner of Lot 3 in said Rolling Meadows; thence South 89°38'37" West along the North line of said Lot 3 a distance of 115.75 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 3; thence South 00°00'23" East along the West line of Lots 3, 2, and 1 in said Rolling Meadows a distance of 194.50 feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot 1, said point also being on the North line of Block 1 in the Sanitary Factory Addition, thence South 89°38'37" West along the North line of said Block 1 in the said Sanitary Factory Addition a distance of 342.51 feet to the point of beginning, as per Plat thereof recorded in Volume 24 of Plats, page 30. (C) The real estate consists of a commercial trailer park. (D) The time and place of the sale are as follows: 1:00 p.m. on June 18, 2026 at 200 South Cherry Street, Galesburg, Illinois 61401. (E) The terms of the sale are 100 percent of the purchase price at the time of the auction sale. All payments shall be by CASH, BANK DRAFT, or CERTIFIED FUNDS. Any sale is subject to Court approval. Any specific restrictions on property or title will be announced day of sale. ANNOUNCEMENTS DAY OF SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY PRINTED MATERIAL. (F) The case title, case number and the court in which the foreclosure was filed are specified above. (G) The sale shall be subject to all easements, covenants, restrictions and reservations of record, taxes for the year 2024 and all subsequent years. (H) No other information is required to be disclosed. STERLING FEDERAL BANK F.S.B Plaintiff, By WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Its Attorneys Maverik A. Good – ARDC 6342150 Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson, P.C. Attorney for Sterling Federal Bank F.S.B 202 E. 5th Street | P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 61081 P: 815.625.8200 good@wmpj.com May 22, 29, June 5 2026 LILS0519714