IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
THE DEPARTMENT OFÂ TRANSPORTATION OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
 Plaintiff,Â
  v.
SHAWN M. GARRETT; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.,{"MERS") AS NOMINEE FOR NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC
d/b/a MR. COOPER; SHAWN A. GARRETT; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON·RECORD CLAIMANTS.
 Defendants.
Case No. 25 ED 94Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Condemnation
Parcel No. 1NZ0140; 1NZ0140TE
Job No. R-91-019-10
PUBLICATION NOTICE
  The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled suit, that the above-named Plaintiff has filed its Complaint in said Court in the Law Division thereof, for condemnation pursuant to the eminent domain laws of the State of Illinois, of the lands and premises described in the Complaint situated in Lake County, State of Illinois, to wit:
EXHIBIT A
Route: IllÃnois Route 60/83Â Â Â Section:
County : Lake            Job No.: R-91-019-10
Parcel:Â 1NZ0140
Sta. 103+81.16 to Sta. 104+24.88
Index No. 10-26-404-005
That part of Lot 684 in Cambridge Country Unit Twelve, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 44 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded June 11, 1990 as document number 2913944 and corrected by certificates of correction recorded July 29, 1991 as document number 3045067 and recorded June 22, 1992 as document number 3176003, in Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois Coordinate System, NAD 83(2011) East Zone, with a combination factor of 0.9999502657, described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of said Lot 684; thence northwesterly 44.00 feet along the southwesterly line of said Lot 684 on a curve to the left having a radius of 5779.36 feet, the chord of said curve bears on an Illinois Coordinate System NAD 83 (2011) East Zone bearing of North 41 degrees 49 minutes 44 seconds West, 44.00 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 684; thence North 47 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds East along the northwesterly line of said Lot 684, a distance of 5.03 feet; thence southeasterly 44.01 feet along a curve to the right having a radius of 6561.00 feet, the chord of said curve bears South 41 degrees 13 - minutes 13 seconds East, 44.01 feet to the southeasterly line of said Lot 684; thence South 47 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds West along the southeasterly line of said Lot 684, a distance of 4.56 feet to the point of beginning.
Said parcel containing 0.005 acre, more or less, or 211 square feet, more or less.
EXHIBIT B
Route: IllÃnois Route 60/83Â Â Â Section:
County : Lake            Job No.: R-91-019-10
Parcel: 1NZ0140T.E.
Sta. 103+81.07 to Sta. 104+24.76
Index No. 10-26-404-005
That part of Lot 684 in Cambridge Country Unit Twelve, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 44 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded June 11, 1990 as document number 2913944 and corrected by certificates of correction recorded July 29, 1991 as document nwnber 3045067 and recorded June 22, 1992 as document number 3176003, in Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois Coordinate System, NAD 83 (2011) East Zone, with a combination factor of 0.9999502657, described as follows:
Commencing at the southwest corner of said Lot 684; thence northwesterly 44.00 feet along the southwesterly line of said Lot 684 on a curve to the left having a radius of 5779.36 feet, the chord of said curve bears on an Illinois Coordinate-System NAD 83 (2011) East Zone bearing of North 41 degrees 49 minutes 44 seconds West, 44.00 feet to the northwest comer of Lot 684; thence North 47 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds East along the northwesterly line of said Lot 684, a distance of 5.03 feet to the point of beginning; thence southeasterly 44.01 feet along a curve to the right having a radius of 6561.00 feet, the chord of said curve bears South 41 degrees 13 minutes 13 seconds East, 44.01 feet to the southeasterly line of said Lot 684; thence North 47 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds East along the southeasterly line of said Lot 684, a distance of 5.00 feet; thence northwesterly 44.01 feet along a curve to the left having a radius of 6561.00 feet, the chord of said curve bears North 41 degrees 13 minutes 16 seconds West, 44.01 feet to the northwesterly line of said Lot 684; thence South 47 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds West along the northwesterly line of said Lot 684, a distance of 5.00 feet to the point of beginning.
Said temporary easement containing 0.005 acre, more or less, or 220 square · feet, more or less.
Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and said suit is now pending.
 The said Complaint is for the ascertainment of the just compensation to be paid to the Owner, Owners, Interested Parties, or Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants for the fee simple title to the above-described real property described in Exhibit A and the temporary easement to the above-described real property described in Exhibit B sought to be acquired for the purpose of a public highway.
  Now, therefore, unless you, the said UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your appearance in the said suit in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lake County, Law Division, Lake County Judicial Center, 18 N. County Street, Waukegan, Illinois 60085 on or before June 18, 2026 an order of default may be entered against you at any time after that day and Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.
  Dated, Waukegan, Illinois April 9, 2026
       /s/ Erin Cartwright Weinstein
         Clerk of the Circuit Court
Kwame Raoul, Attorney General, and Mark A. Locascio, Special Assistant Attorney General, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1157 Church Street, Suite 2307, Northbrook, IL 60065. (847) 480-3000. Atty. No. 6185784
Published in Daily Herald April 21, 28, May 5, 2026, posted 04/21/2026
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
THE DEPARTMENT OFÂ TRANSPORTATION OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
 Plaintiff,Â
  v.
SHAWN M. GARRETT; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.,{"MERS") AS NOMINEE FOR NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC
d/b/a MR. COOPER; SHAWN A. GARRETT; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON·RECORD CLAIMANTS.
 Defendants.
Case No. 25 ED 94Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Condemnation
Parcel No. 1NZ0140; 1NZ0140TE
Job No. R-91-019-10
PUBLICATION NOTICE
  The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled suit, that the above-named Plaintiff has filed its Complaint in said Court in the Law Division thereof, for condemnation pursuant to the eminent domain laws of the State of Illinois, of the lands and premises described in the Complaint situated in Lake County, State of Illinois, to wit:
EXHIBIT A
Route: IllÃnois Route 60/83Â Â Â Section:
County : Lake            Job No.: R-91-019-10
Parcel:Â 1NZ0140
Sta. 103+81.16 to Sta. 104+24.88
Index No. 10-26-404-005
That part of Lot 684 in Cambridge Country Unit Twelve, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 44 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded June 11, 1990 as document number 2913944 and corrected by certificates of correction recorded July 29, 1991 as document number 3045067 and recorded June 22, 1992 as document number 3176003, in Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois Coordinate System, NAD 83(2011) East Zone, with a combination factor of 0.9999502657, described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of said Lot 684; thence northwesterly 44.00 feet along the southwesterly line of said Lot 684 on a curve to the left having a radius of 5779.36 feet, the chord of said curve bears on an Illinois Coordinate System NAD 83 (2011) East Zone bearing of North 41 degrees 49 minutes 44 seconds West, 44.00 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 684; thence North 47 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds East along the northwesterly line of said Lot 684, a distance of 5.03 feet; thence southeasterly 44.01 feet along a curve to the right having a radius of 6561.00 feet, the chord of said curve bears South 41 degrees 13 - minutes 13 seconds East, 44.01 feet to the southeasterly line of said Lot 684; thence South 47 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds West along the southeasterly line of said Lot 684, a distance of 4.56 feet to the point of beginning.
Said parcel containing 0.005 acre, more or less, or 211 square feet, more or less.
EXHIBIT B
Route: IllÃnois Route 60/83Â Â Â Section:
County : Lake            Job No.: R-91-019-10
Parcel: 1NZ0140T.E.
Sta. 103+81.07 to Sta. 104+24.76
Index No. 10-26-404-005
That part of Lot 684 in Cambridge Country Unit Twelve, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 44 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded June 11, 1990 as document number 2913944 and corrected by certificates of correction recorded July 29, 1991 as document nwnber 3045067 and recorded June 22, 1992 as document number 3176003, in Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois Coordinate System, NAD 83 (2011) East Zone, with a combination factor of 0.9999502657, described as follows:
Commencing at the southwest corner of said Lot 684; thence northwesterly 44.00 feet along the southwesterly line of said Lot 684 on a curve to the left having a radius of 5779.36 feet, the chord of said curve bears on an Illinois Coordinate-System NAD 83 (2011) East Zone bearing of North 41 degrees 49 minutes 44 seconds West, 44.00 feet to the northwest comer of Lot 684; thence North 47 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds East along the northwesterly line of said Lot 684, a distance of 5.03 feet to the point of beginning; thence southeasterly 44.01 feet along a curve to the right having a radius of 6561.00 feet, the chord of said curve bears South 41 degrees 13 minutes 13 seconds East, 44.01 feet to the southeasterly line of said Lot 684; thence North 47 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds East along the southeasterly line of said Lot 684, a distance of 5.00 feet; thence northwesterly 44.01 feet along a curve to the left having a radius of 6561.00 feet, the chord of said curve bears North 41 degrees 13 minutes 16 seconds West, 44.01 feet to the northwesterly line of said Lot 684; thence South 47 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds West along the northwesterly line of said Lot 684, a distance of 5.00 feet to the point of beginning.
Said temporary easement containing 0.005 acre, more or less, or 220 square · feet, more or less.
Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and said suit is now pending.
 The said Complaint is for the ascertainment of the just compensation to be paid to the Owner, Owners, Interested Parties, or Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants for the fee simple title to the above-described real property described in Exhibit A and the temporary easement to the above-described real property described in Exhibit B sought to be acquired for the purpose of a public highway.
  Now, therefore, unless you, the said UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your appearance in the said suit in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lake County, Law Division, Lake County Judicial Center, 18 N. County Street, Waukegan, Illinois 60085 on or before June 18, 2026 an order of default may be entered against you at any time after that day and Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.
  Dated, Waukegan, Illinois April 9, 2026
       /s/ Erin Cartwright Weinstein
         Clerk of the Circuit Court
Kwame Raoul, Attorney General, and Mark A. Locascio, Special Assistant Attorney General, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1157 Church Street, Suite 2307, Northbrook, IL 60065. (847) 480-3000. Atty. No. 6185784
Published in Daily Herald April 21, 28, May 5, 2026, posted 04/21/2026
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