Foreclosure action pending against Ralph Venegas in Whiteside County Circuit Court.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY BANC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, v. RALPH VENEGAS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. Case No. 2026FC29 NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION Notice is hereby given to UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS of the real estate described below, Defendants in the above-entitled case, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2-206, 15-1218 and 15-1502 of the Code of Civil Procedure, that the above-entitled mortgage foreclosure suit is now pending in said court and the day on or after which a default may be entered against Defendants is May 5, 2026. Plaintiff has certified the following regarding said foreclosure action filed on March 24, 2026. 1.The names of all Plaintiffs and Case Number are as follows: Community Banc Mortgage Corporation; 2026FC29. 2.The court in which said action was brought is as follows: Circuit Court for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois 3.The name of the title holder of record is: Ralph Venegas 4.A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Lot Twelve (12) in Block Twenty-nine (29) in A.L. Merrill's Subdivision as located in a part of the Southeast Quarter (1/4) of Section 28, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian; according to the Plat thereof recorded April 23, 1878 in Plat Book 3 page 34, all situated in the Township of Coloma, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois. 5.A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 409 5th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 6.The Tax Identification Number for the real estate is as follows: 11-28-431-005 7.An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Name of Mortgagor: Ralph Venegas Name of Mortgagee: Central Bank Illinois Date of Mortgage: May 10, 2024 Date of recording: May 22, 2024 County where recorded: Whiteside County, Illinois Recording document identification: Document No. 2024-02249 /s/ Sue Scott CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT BROWN, HAY & STEPHENS, LLP Emmet A. Fairfield Registration No. 6180505 205 S. 5th Street - Suite 1000 P.O. Box 2459 Springfield, IL 62705 (217) 544-8491 efairfield@bhslaw.com 8259-963346 Apr. 1, 8, 15, 2026 963346