IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS Freedom Mortgage Corporation PLAINTIFF Vs. Steven Mentzer; Sally Fraise; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS No. 2025FC000696 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Sally Fraise Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 421 Livingston Dr New Lenox, IL 60451 and which said Mortgage was made by: Steven Mentzer Sally Fraise the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Zillow Home Loans, LLC, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, as Document No. R2022089652; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending. YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on 7/7/2026 at 2:15 pm. The mediations will be conducted using ZOOM or telephonically. The Zoom meeting ID number is 398 048 4152 and the password is 732739. If you do not have Zoom or wish to use a land line, please dial (312) 626 6799 and use the Zoom ID and password. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Andrea Lynn Chasteen Clerk of the Court 100 West Jefferson Street Joliet, IL 60432 on or before June 11, 2026, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-25-03875 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector. I3286408 (Herald-News May 12, 19, 26, 2026)