IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STEPHENSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GARY L. ALLEN, deceased. Case No. 2026 PR 22 CLAIM NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STEPHENSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GARY L. ALLEN, deceased. Case No. 2026 PR 22 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of GARY L. ALLEN of Ridott, Illinois. Letters of office were issued on April 10, 2026, to TINA JANSSEN of Rockford, Illinois, whose attorney is David A. Smith, of Smith Law Group, P.C. at 129 South Fourth Street, P. O. Box 10, Oregon, Illinois, 61061-0010. CLAIMS against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at Stephenson Circuit Clerk's Office, 15 N. Galena Avenue, Freeport, IL 61032, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the first publication of this Notice, or within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to the attorney within 10 days after the claim has been filed. TINA JANSSEN Independent Administrator May 14, 21, 28 2026 LILS0516100