Foreclosure notice for property at 1322 Plainfield Road, Joliet, Illinois.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING,  PLAINTIFF vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF MERRILYN A.TURNER; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANT NO. 2025FC001238  PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF MERRILYN A.TURNER; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 27 EXCEPT THE SOUTHEAST 20 FEET THEREOF AND LOT 28 IN KERWIN TERRANCE A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 23, 1924 AS DOCUMENT NO. 366058, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND WHICH WAS CONVEYED TO THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY DEED DOCUMENT # R2000041986 PART OF LOT 28 IN KERWIN TERRACE SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 366058 IN THE RECORDERS OFFICE OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY 20.00 FEET OF LOT 27 IN SAID KERWIN TERRACE, THENCE ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 27 AND 28 ON AN ASSUMED BEARING NORTH 46 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 02 SECONDS WEST, 15.234 METER 49.98 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST 4.311 METERS 14.14 FEET THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST, 3.048 METERS 10.00 FEET THENCE SOUTH 46 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST. 3.048 METERS 10.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. COMMON ADDRESS: 1322 Plainfield Road, Joliet, Illinois 60435 P.I.N.: 30-07-05-112-012-0000 and 30-07-05-112-013-0000 and which said mortgage was signed by MERRILYN A.TURNER (DECEASED), Mortgagor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County as Document No. R 2007142554 and modified by a loan modification agreement recorded on December 27, 2011, as Document Number R2011123300 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Will County, Illinois.; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Will County 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 March 19th, 2026, at 1:30 P.M. You may appear in person for the Mediation at the Will County Court House, 100 W. Jefferson Street, Arbitration Center-Room 440, Joliet, Illinois, or you may appear remotely via ZOOM using a computer or a phone. 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. ZOOM Meeting ID: 398 048 4152 PASSWORD: 732739 Please contact the Will County Circuit Clerk's Office, 100 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 by telephone (815)727-8592 or visit our website www.circuitclerkofwillcounty.com for more information. NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Will County at Will County Court House 100 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432 on or before March 9, 2026, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint. E-Filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/faq/gethelp.asp or talk with your local circuit clerk's office. Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC 30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 3650 Chicago, Illinois 60602 Email: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Ph. 312-541-9710 / Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 25 1731 I3281295 (Published Herald-News Feb. 6, 13, 20, 2026)