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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 3RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT MADISON COUNTY EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure entered by the court on the Complaint for Foreclosure in the above-entitled cause, 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: Ms. Monica J. Spurling, Vice President – Loss Mitigation, United Community Bank, 301 N. Main Street, Chatham, IL 62629; Telephone: (217) 436-6114.

(B) The common address and other common description, if any, of the real estate is: Parcel 1: 11-13 ad 15-17 E. Ferguson Avenue, Wood River, Illinois; Parcel 2: 115 Whitelaw Avenue, Wood River, Illinois

(C) The legal description of the real estate is:

PARCEL 1: THE EAST 18 FEET OF LOT 23 AND ALL OF LOTS 24, 25 AND 26 IN BLOCK 5 IN RIVERVIEW ADDITION TO BENBOW CITY, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PLAT BOOK 7 PAGE 58. SITUATED IN MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

PARCEL 2: LOT 36 IN BLOCK 6 IN CHESSEN’S SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 PAGE 78 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SITUATED IN MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

(D) A description of the improvements on the real estate is: Commercial Buildings

(E) The real estate may be inspected prior to sale at the following times: Not applicable.

(F) The time and place of the sale are: 1:00 p.m. on January 15, 2009 at the Madison County Courthouse, 155 North Main Street, Edwardsville, IL

(G) The terms of the sale are: Cash in hand on day of sale. Plaintiff may credit bid at the sale. The successful bidder will receive a Certificate of Purchase following the sale and a Judge’s Deed upon confirmation of the sale by the Circuit Court of Madison County.

(H) Title will be conveyed subject to real estate taxes for 2007 and subsequent years and special assessments, if any; to building restrictions and restrictive covenants of record; to easements of record or in place; to rights of way for roads, streets, and highways; to rights of tenants in possession, if any. Sale is subject to approval of the Circuit Court of Madison County.

BROWN, HAY & STEPHENS, LLP

Emmet A. Fairfield, Esq. (6180505)

205 S. 5th Street – Suite 700

P.O. Box 2459

Springfield, IL 62705

Telephone: (217) 544-8491

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 3RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT MADISON COUNTY EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS

Notice is hereby given to BOBBY R. MORRISON, Defendant in the above-entitled case, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2-206, 15-1218 and 15-1502 of the Code of Civil Procedure, that the above-entitled mortgage foreclosure suit is now pending in said court and the day on or after which a default may be entered against said Defendant is January 23, 2009.

Plaintiff has certified the following regarding said foreclosure action filed on November 10, 2008.

1. The names of all Plaintiffs and Case Number are as follows: United Community Bank, an Illinois banking corporation; Case No. 08-CH-1339

2. The court in which said action was brought is as follows: Circuit Court for the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois

3. The name of the title holder of record: Bobby R. Morrison

4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows:

LOT 1 IN BLOCK 1 IN MILTON RIDGE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PLAT BOOK 17 PAGE 51. EXCEPT A STRIP OF LAND TEN (10) FEET WIDE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF LOT 1. ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED DATED APRIL 16, 1945 IN BOOK 937 AT PAGE 295 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF MADISON AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.

5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 515 Leonard Street, Alton, IL

6. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows:

Name of mortgagor: William Scott Lewis

Name of Mortgagor: Bobby R. Morrison

Name of Mortgagee: United Community Bank

Date of Mortgage: April 18, 2006

Date of recording: May 23, 2006

County where recorded: Madison County, Illinois

Recording document identification: Document No. 2006R26248

/s/ Matt Melucci

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

BROWN, HAY & STEPHENS, LLP

Emmet A. Fairfield

Registration No.: 6180505

205 S. Fifth Street – Suite 700

P.O. Box 2459

Springfield, IL 62705

(217) 544-8491

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