IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19...

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LAKE COUNTY - WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS NEWREZ LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, PLAINTIFF vs. JOHNNY B. JOHNSON; OLD NATIONAL BANK AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WAUKEGAN SAVINGS AND LOAN SB; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS NO. 2026FC00000400 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, JOHNNY B. JOHNSON; 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 19th Judicial Circuit, Lake 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: LOT 1 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 3 FEET) IN BLOCK 16 IN FREDERICK H. BARTLETT'S NORTH SHORE LANDS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND THAT PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 LYING EAST OF GREEN BAY ROAD, ALL IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 3, 1926 AS DOCUMENT 289244 IN BOOK "Q" OF PLATS, PAGE 80, IN LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 2540 N. Frolic Avenue, Waukegan, Illinois 60087 P.I.N.: 08-07-201-014 and which said mortgage was signed by JOHNNY B. JOHNSON, Mortgagor, to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lake County as Document No. 5755128 and modified by a loan modification agreement recorded on January 12, 2026, as Document Number 8143361 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Lake County, Illinois.; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Lake County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. NOTICE OF COURT-SPONSORED MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE MEDIATION: By Order of the Chief Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, you are eligible for the FREE Lake County Residential Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program. There is NO COST to you to participate in the Court sponsored Foreclosure Mediation Program. To qualify, you MUST attend and Information Session within 35 days of the first date of publication of this summons. If you decide mediation is right for you, within 7 days of attending the information Session, you must schedule an appointment with a housing counselor. To learn more and sign up for an Information Session, please visit Affordable Housing Corporation of Lake County at www.ahclc.org or call 847-377-3552. A copy of this Notice was mailed to the last known address of each homeowner. 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 Lake County at 18 N. County St., Waukegan, IL 60085 on or before August 17, 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. 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 26 2181 I3290863 (337842), posted 07/16/2026