IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS   IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:  Thomas J. Eckert,                     Case No. 2026-PR-028   Deceased    CLAIM NOTICE   Notice is given of the death of Thomas J. Eckert. Letters Testamentary were issued on January 27, 2026, to Nancy Eckert Martin, 19 Windy Hill Road, Cantrall, Illinois 62625 as Independent Executor of the Thomas J. Eckert Estate, whose attorney is 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 August 14, 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 this 6th day of February, 2026.   Nancy Eckert Martin Graham & Graham, Ltd. 1201 South Eighth Street Springfield, IL 62703