PUBLICATION NOTICE

PUBLICATION NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS MCDONOUGH COUNTY CITIZENS EQUITY FIRST CREDIT UNION, an Illinois credit union a/k/a CEFCU, Plaintiff, v. WILMA J. HANCOCK; ERIC D. HANCOCK; BUSHNELL LAKEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. Case No. 2025FC26 The requisite Affidavits for Service by Publication having been filed in the above-captioned cause NOTICE is hereby given to UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above-captioned cause, that the above-captioned mortgage foreclosure action is now pending in the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Illinois, McDonough County, against you and other defendants praying for the foreclosure of the mortgage hereinafter described conveying the real estate legally described as follows: LOT ELEVEN (11) IN LAKELAWN ESTATE SUBDIVISION, RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF MCDONOUGH COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PLAT BOOK 4 ON PAGE 154 AS DOCUMENT NO. 407882, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF BUSHNELL, COUNTY OF MCDONOUGH AND STATE OF ILLINOIS; P.I.N. 03-001-573-00; Commonly known as 14 Hillcrest Dr., Bushnell, IL 61422. The name of the title holder of record and an identification of the mortgage to be foreclosed is as follows: (A) Name or names of present owner or owners of the premises: ERIC D. HANCOCK, subject to a life estate in WILMA J. HANCOCK; (B) Date of Mortgage: September 12, 2006; (C) Names of Mortgagors: WILMA J. HANCOCK and Terry R. Hancock, Deceased; (D) Name of Mortgagee: CITIZENS EQUITY FIRST CREDIT UNION, an Illinois credit union a/k/a CEFCU; (E) Date and place of recording: September 12, 2006, McDonough County, Illinois, Office of Recorder of Deeds; (F) Identification of recording: Document No. 06-4160. And you are further notified that unless on or before December 27, 2025, you shall answer and defend in said suit, default judgment may be entered against you on said date or thereafter. Dated: November 12, 2025. Thomas A. McConnaughay Attorney of Record Ian Fischer Clerk of the Circuit Court McDonough County Thomas A. McConnaughay, Esq. Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll & Keller, LLC 416 Main Street, Suite 200 Peoria, Illinois 61602 (309) 672-3245 ARDC No. 6211809 Email: tmcconnaughay@wjnklaw.com November 19, 26, December 3 2025 LILS0408122