Property will be sold at foreclosure auction on March 20, 2026.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LA SALLE COUNTY, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS SPRING VALLEY CITY BANK, An Illinois Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. ESTATE OF SHARON A. BARRON, DECEASED, DIXIE WENZEL MCCULLOUGH, LESTER WENZEL III, RHONDA BAKER, Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Sharon A. Barron, Deceased, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants or Other Unknown Occupants, Defendants.  No. 2025-FC-71 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment for Residential Foreclosure entered by the court in the above entitled cause on November 7, 2025, 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: Stanley A. Wolf, Jr., Vice President & Loan Officer, Spring Valley City Bank, 315 North Cornelia Street, Spring Valley, Illinois 61362, telephone number (815)663-2211; B) The common address and other common descriptions, if any, of the real estate is: 332 Ninth St., La Salle, IL 61301 and 863 Bucklin St., La Salle, IL 61301. C) The legal description of the mortgaged real estate and the common address or other common description, if any, is: Lot 3 in Block 18 in the Original Town, now City of LaSalle, except coal and minerals and the right to mine and remove the same (Permanent Index No. 18-15-116-003) The North Half of Lots 1 and 2 in Block 18 in the Original Town, now City of LaSalle, excepting coal and minerals and the right to mine and remove the same, in LaSalle County, Illinois (Permanent Index No. 18-15-116-004) D) A description of the improvements on the real estate is: a single family residence. E) The property will not be open for inspection. F) The time and place of the sale are: March 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the La Salle County Sheriff's Office/Lobby, 707 E. Etna Road, Ottawa, IL 61350. G) The terms of the sale are: 10% to be paid in certified funds on the date of sale; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. Sale is subject to confirmation by the Court. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser shall be entitled only to a return of monies paid. Purchaser shall have no recourse against Mortgagor, Mortgagee or Mortgagee's attorney. Property is sold "AS IS". H) Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, special assessments, if any, rights of tenants or occupants, if any, and easements and restrictions of record, and is being sold "AS IS" without any representation as to the quality of title and without recourse to the plaintiff. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Greg Vaccaro, Clerk of the Circuit Court of La Salle County Jacob J. Frost, Attorney & Counselor at Law, Attorney for Plaintiff 102 East St. Paul Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362, Telephone (815) 323-4851 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. (Published in the News-Tribune Feb. 7, 14, 21, 2026) 2303559