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 OF TRANSPORTATIONÂ OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
 Plaintiff,
  v.
DEKK PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC, together with any successors or assigns, TRUE NORTH ENERGY LLC, JEREMY NERHEIM, JILL NERHEIM, CHARLES M. HUGHES, FRANCIS L. HUGHES, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee of Trust Agreement dated November 19, 1991, known as Trust No. 3741, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee of Trust
Agreement dated December 31, 1997, known as
Trust No. 204257, and UNKNOWN OWNERS
AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTSÂ generally
 Defendants.
Case No. 2026 ED 00000010
Condemnation             Parcel: 10321004+TE
                               13021009+TE
Job No.: R-91-003-21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JURY DEMAND
PUBLICATION NOTICE
  The requisite Affidavit For Service By Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants in this cause, that the Illinois Department of Transportation has filed its Complaint For Condemnation in the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit in Lake County, Illinois, for condemnation pursuant to the eminent domain laws of the State of Illinois, of the lands and premises in the Complaint situated in Lake County, State of Illinois, to wit:
PARCEL 10321004:
That part of Lot 1 in WT â€" Frolic Subdivision, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 45 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded April 27, 2020 as document Number 7651027, Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, 2 East Zone, NAD83 (2011 Adjustment), with a combined factor of 0.9999697; described as follows:
Beginning at the most southerly southwest corner of said Lot 1; thence North 66 degrees 33 minutes 22 seconds West along the southwesterly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 14.44 feet; thence South 84 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds East 132.66 feet to the east line of said lot; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 17 seconds West, along said east line, 10.17 feet to the southeast corner of said Lot 1; thence North 84 degrees 31 minutes 01 seconds West along the southerly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 21.54 feet; thence North 71 degrees 26 minutes 34 seconds West along said south line 26.25 feet; thence North 84 degrees 36 minutes 01 seconds West along said south line 72.78 feet, measured (73.36 feet, recorded), to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel containing 0.017 Acres, more or less and having the Property Index No.: 08-19-407-020
PARCEL 10321004TE:
That part of Lot 1 in WT â€" Frolic Subdivision, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 45 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded April 27, 2020 as document Number 7651027, Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone, NAD83 (2011 Adjustment), with a combined factor of 0.9999697; described as follows:
Commencing at the most southerly southwest corner of said Lot 1; thence North 66 degrees 33 minutes 22 seconds West along the southwesterly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 14.44 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continuing North 66 degrees 33 minutes 22 seconds West, along said southwesterly line 16.26 feet; thence South 84 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds East 115.81 feet; thence South 05 degrees 32 minutes 23 seconds West 5.00 feet; thence North 84 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds West 100.33 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel containing 0.012 Acres, more or less and having the Property Index No.: 08-19-407-019.
PARCEL 10321009:
That part of Lot 1 in WT â€" Frolic Subdivision, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 45 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded April 27, 2020 as document Number 7651027, Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone, NAD83 (2011 Adjustment), with a combined factor of 0.9999697; described as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence South 89 degrees 54 minutes 55 seconds East along the north line of said Lot 1, a distance of 6.42 feet; thence South 31 degrees 58 minutes 17 seconds East 6.87 feet to a point of curve; thence southeasterly 105.59 feet on a curve to the right, having a radius of 1453.50 feet, the chord of said curve bears South 29 degrees 53 minutes 25 seconds East, 105.57 feet to a nontangent point and to the southwesterly line of said Lot 1; thence North 32 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West along said southwesterly line 115.78 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel containing 0.009 Acres (393 square feet), more or less, and having Property Index No.: 08-19-407-019.
PARCEL 10321009TE:
That part of Lot 1 in WT â€" Frolic Subdivision, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 45 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded April 27, 2020 as document Number 7651027, Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone, NAD83 (2011 Adjustment), with a combined factor of 0.9999697; described as follows:
Commencing at the northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence South 89 degrees 54 minutes 55 seconds East along the north line of said Lot 1, a distance of 6.42 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continuing South 89 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds East along said north line 17.70 feet to a point on a nontangent curve; thence southeasterly 122.82 feet on said curve to the right, having a radius of 1468.50 feet, the chord of said curve bears South 29 degrees 28 minutes 37 seconds East, 122.78 feet to a non-tangent point; thence North 89 degrees 54 minutes 55 seconds West 15.73 feet to the southwesterly line of said Lot 1; thence North 32 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West along said southwesterly line 11.34 feet to a point on a nontangent curve; thence northwesterly 105.59 feet on said curve to the left, having a radius of 1453.50 feet, the chord of said curve bears North 29 degrees 53 minutes 25 seconds West 105.57 feet to a point of tangency; thence North 31 degrees 58 minutes 17 seconds West 6.87 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel containing 0.042 Acres, more or less, and having Property Index No.: 08-19-407-019.
  Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law and such cause is now pending. The aforesaid Complaint For Condemnation is for the ascertainment of the just compensation to be paid to the owner or owners for the taking of a full fee simple interest in the real property above-described as Parcels 10321004 and 10321009, and the impressment of temporary easements for construction purposes, to last for a period of five years or until construction is complete, whichever occurs first, over, under, across and upon Parcels 10321004TE and 10321009TE. Â
 NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the above named defendants, file your appearance in this cause, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Lake County, 18 N. County Street, Waukegan, Illinois on or before the Twentieth day of April, 2026, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, or the case may be tried at any time after said date, and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, this 11th day of February, 2026.
/s/ Erin Cartwright WeinsteinÂ
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of The Nineteenth
Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois
Christopher J. Murdoch (#6196537)
Emry Murdoch LLC
2 N. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 235-4022
Chris.Murdoch@EmDoch
Published in Daily Herald March 5, 12, 19, 2026, posted 03/05/2026
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONÂ OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
 Plaintiff,
  v.
DEKK PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC, together with any successors or assigns, TRUE NORTH ENERGY LLC, JEREMY NERHEIM, JILL NERHEIM, CHARLES M. HUGHES, FRANCIS L. HUGHES, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee of Trust Agreement dated November 19, 1991, known as Trust No. 3741, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee of Trust
Agreement dated December 31, 1997, known as
Trust No. 204257, and UNKNOWN OWNERS
AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTSÂ generally
 Defendants.
Case No. 2026 ED 00000010
Condemnation             Parcel: 10321004+TE
                               13021009+TE
Job No.: R-91-003-21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JURY DEMAND
PUBLICATION NOTICE
  The requisite Affidavit For Service By Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants in this cause, that the Illinois Department of Transportation has filed its Complaint For Condemnation in the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit in Lake County, Illinois, for condemnation pursuant to the eminent domain laws of the State of Illinois, of the lands and premises in the Complaint situated in Lake County, State of Illinois, to wit:
PARCEL 10321004:
That part of Lot 1 in WT â€" Frolic Subdivision, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 45 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded April 27, 2020 as document Number 7651027, Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, 2 East Zone, NAD83 (2011 Adjustment), with a combined factor of 0.9999697; described as follows:
Beginning at the most southerly southwest corner of said Lot 1; thence North 66 degrees 33 minutes 22 seconds West along the southwesterly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 14.44 feet; thence South 84 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds East 132.66 feet to the east line of said lot; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 17 seconds West, along said east line, 10.17 feet to the southeast corner of said Lot 1; thence North 84 degrees 31 minutes 01 seconds West along the southerly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 21.54 feet; thence North 71 degrees 26 minutes 34 seconds West along said south line 26.25 feet; thence North 84 degrees 36 minutes 01 seconds West along said south line 72.78 feet, measured (73.36 feet, recorded), to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel containing 0.017 Acres, more or less and having the Property Index No.: 08-19-407-020
PARCEL 10321004TE:
That part of Lot 1 in WT â€" Frolic Subdivision, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 45 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded April 27, 2020 as document Number 7651027, Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone, NAD83 (2011 Adjustment), with a combined factor of 0.9999697; described as follows:
Commencing at the most southerly southwest corner of said Lot 1; thence North 66 degrees 33 minutes 22 seconds West along the southwesterly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 14.44 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continuing North 66 degrees 33 minutes 22 seconds West, along said southwesterly line 16.26 feet; thence South 84 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds East 115.81 feet; thence South 05 degrees 32 minutes 23 seconds West 5.00 feet; thence North 84 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds West 100.33 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel containing 0.012 Acres, more or less and having the Property Index No.: 08-19-407-019.
PARCEL 10321009:
That part of Lot 1 in WT â€" Frolic Subdivision, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 45 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded April 27, 2020 as document Number 7651027, Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone, NAD83 (2011 Adjustment), with a combined factor of 0.9999697; described as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence South 89 degrees 54 minutes 55 seconds East along the north line of said Lot 1, a distance of 6.42 feet; thence South 31 degrees 58 minutes 17 seconds East 6.87 feet to a point of curve; thence southeasterly 105.59 feet on a curve to the right, having a radius of 1453.50 feet, the chord of said curve bears South 29 degrees 53 minutes 25 seconds East, 105.57 feet to a nontangent point and to the southwesterly line of said Lot 1; thence North 32 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West along said southwesterly line 115.78 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel containing 0.009 Acres (393 square feet), more or less, and having Property Index No.: 08-19-407-019.
PARCEL 10321009TE:
That part of Lot 1 in WT â€" Frolic Subdivision, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 45 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded April 27, 2020 as document Number 7651027, Lake County, Illinois, bearings and distances are based on the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone, NAD83 (2011 Adjustment), with a combined factor of 0.9999697; described as follows:
Commencing at the northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence South 89 degrees 54 minutes 55 seconds East along the north line of said Lot 1, a distance of 6.42 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continuing South 89 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds East along said north line 17.70 feet to a point on a nontangent curve; thence southeasterly 122.82 feet on said curve to the right, having a radius of 1468.50 feet, the chord of said curve bears South 29 degrees 28 minutes 37 seconds East, 122.78 feet to a non-tangent point; thence North 89 degrees 54 minutes 55 seconds West 15.73 feet to the southwesterly line of said Lot 1; thence North 32 degrees 45 minutes 55 seconds West along said southwesterly line 11.34 feet to a point on a nontangent curve; thence northwesterly 105.59 feet on said curve to the left, having a radius of 1453.50 feet, the chord of said curve bears North 29 degrees 53 minutes 25 seconds West 105.57 feet to a point of tangency; thence North 31 degrees 58 minutes 17 seconds West 6.87 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel containing 0.042 Acres, more or less, and having Property Index No.: 08-19-407-019.
  Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law and such cause is now pending. The aforesaid Complaint For Condemnation is for the ascertainment of the just compensation to be paid to the owner or owners for the taking of a full fee simple interest in the real property above-described as Parcels 10321004 and 10321009, and the impressment of temporary easements for construction purposes, to last for a period of five years or until construction is complete, whichever occurs first, over, under, across and upon Parcels 10321004TE and 10321009TE. Â
 NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the above named defendants, file your appearance in this cause, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Lake County, 18 N. County Street, Waukegan, Illinois on or before the Twentieth day of April, 2026, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, or the case may be tried at any time after said date, and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, this 11th day of February, 2026.
/s/ Erin Cartwright WeinsteinÂ
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of The Nineteenth
Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois
Christopher J. Murdoch (#6196537)
Emry Murdoch LLC
2 N. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 235-4022
Chris.Murdoch@EmDoch
Published in Daily Herald March 5, 12, 19, 2026, posted 03/05/2026
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