IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS
BANK OF SPRINGFIELD, an Illinois )
banking corporation, )
) IN CHANCERY
Plaintiff, )
v. ) Case No. 2025-FC-6
)
BERNARD JAMES BURKE III and )
ELAINA JANNETTE LAPAGE, )
VILLAGE OF EDGEWOOD, ILLINOIS, )
UNKNOWN OWNERS, )
and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, )
)
Defendants. )
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure entered by the court in the above-entitled cause the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder.
(A) The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is:
Suzanna Scherf
BANK OF SPRINGFIELD
3400 Wabash Avenue
Springfield, IL 62711
Telephone: (217) 529-5555
(B) The common address and other common descriptions, if any, of the real estate is:
703 Route 37, Edgewood, IL 62426-1001
(C) The legal description of the real estate is as follows:
Lots 7 and 8 in Block 15 in the Original Town (now
Village) of Edgewood, reference made to the
plat thereof recorded in Deed Record J page 625
in the Recorders Office of Effingham County),
situated in the County of Effingham and State of Illinois.
PIN#: 07-23-008-004
(D) Description of the improvement on the real estate is as follows:
Residential real property (vacant)
(E) The real estate will not be open for inspection prior to sale.
(F) The time and place of the sale is: 10:15 AM on June 29, 2026, at the Effingham County Government Center,
120 W Jefferson Ave, Effingham, IL 62401.
(G) The terms of the sale are cash or certified funds at time of sale.
(H) The subject property is sold subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, all general real estate taxes which have not yet become due and payable, with special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record, and existing leases, if any, applicable zoning laws; property is sold “AS IS, WHERE IS, and with no warranties”, and without any representation as to quality or quantity of the title and without recourse to Plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.
BANK OF SPRINGFIELD, an Illinois
banking corporation,
Plaintiff
By: /s/ Brian D. Jones
One of Its Attorneys
SORLING NORTHRUP
Brian D. Jones, of Counsel ARDC #6286510
1 North Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 200
P. O. Box 5131
Springfield, IL 62705
Telephone: 217-544-1144
Fax: 217-522-3173
E-Mail: bdjones@sorlinglaw.com
Public Notice #5461 5/16, 5/23, 5/30/2026
