In the Circuit Court Fourth Judicial Circuit Clinton County, Illinois
The Bradford National Bank of Greenville, Plaintiff vs. Kirk A. Wilkinson, Et Al, and Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants, Defendants. Case No. 2026-FC-31
Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given to you Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above entitled mortgage foreclosure action was filed on August 7, 2026, and is now pending.
1. The name of the Plaintiff and the case number are identified above.
2. The Court in which said action was brought is identified above.
3. The names of the title holders of record are Kirk Wilkinson and Phyllis Wilkinson.
4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows:
Count I:
Lot 1 and 2 of Kohlbrecher’s First Subdivision, a commercial subdivision, being part of the East Half of Section 20, Township 2 North, Range 5 West of the Third Principal Meridian, Clinton County, Illinois, as referenced in Plat of Survey recorded November 9, 2006, as Document No. 2006R07490 in Plat Envelope 633.
Except any interest in the coal, oil, gas and other mineral rights underlying the land which have been heretofore conveyed or reserved in prior conveyances, and all rights and easements in favor of the estate of said coal, oil, gas and other minerals, if any. Situated in Clinton County, Illinois.
PPN 05-05-20-400-014 (Lot 1) and 05-05-20-400-015 (Lot 2)
Count II:
Lot Number Fifteen (15) in Krebs Hill Subdivision, in the City of Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois, referenced being had to the plat thereof recorded as Plat No. 544C of the Clinton County, Illinois records.
Except any interest in the coal, oil, gas and other mineral rights underlying the land which have been heretofore conveyed or reserved in prior conveyances, and all rights and easements in favor of the estate of said coal, oil, gas and other minerals, if any. Situated in Clinton County, Illinois.
PPN: 08-8-18-385-15
5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows:
Count I: 300 and 304 South King Oak Street, Trenton, Illinois
Count II: 630 Wayne Street, Carlyle, Illinois
6. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed in Count I is as follows:
Name of mortgagors: Kirk Wilkinson and Phyllis Wilkinson
Name of mortgagee: The Bradford National Bank of Greenville
Date of mortgage: April 18, 2025
Date of recording: April 22, 2025
County where recorded: Clinton County
Recording document identification: Document Number 2025R01462
7. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed in Count II is as follows:
Name of mortgagors: Kirk Wilkinson and Phyllis Wilkinson
Name of mortgagee: The Bradford National Bank of Greenville
Date of mortgage: April 24, 2025
Date of recording: April 29, 2025
County where recorded: Clinton County
Recording document identification: Document Number 2025R01577
Now therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Clinton County, located at Clinton County Courthouse, 850 Fairfax Street, Carlyle, Illinois 62231, on or before November 2, 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.
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/s/ George E. Marron III George E. Marron III, #03129048, Attorney for Plaintiff, 1320 Broadway, Highland, Illinois 62249; Telephone: (618) 654-1529 ; Email:
Assumed Business Name Application
State of Illinois ss County of Clinton
This is to certify that the undersigned is conducting and transacting an insurance consulting business under the name of Educational Insurance Consultants of Clinton County at the following post office address: 206 N. Broadway St., P.O. Box 104, Albers, IL 62215.
The true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting business at such post office address are as follows: Mike Toeben, 206 N. Broadway St., P.O. Box 104, Albers, IL 62215; 618-248-5146
Dated this 4th day of September
Signature Mike Toeben
State of Illinois ss County of Clinton
I, Dorothy Elling, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, do hereby certify that Michael Toeben, personally known to be the same person whose name appears above and has appeared before me this day and acknowledged that the statements contained therein are true.
Dorothy Earleen Elling, Notary Public. My commission expires Aug. 28, 2029. 9/24
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Public Notice
Senior Citizens and Disabled Voters
Under the Federal Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, assistance for the elderly and disabled voters is available through the Clinton County Clerk’s Office.
For information regarding voter registration, absentee balloting, accessibility to and assistance in polling place and other rights under federal and state laws, please contact: Clinton County Clerk, Clinton County Courthouse, 850 Fairfax, Room 230, Carlyle, IL 62231; 618-594-6620
Vicky Albers, Clinton County Clerk and Recorder. 9/17
In the Circuit Court of the Fourth Judicial Circuit Clinton County, Illinois
In the Matter of the Estate of Gerald H. Varel, Deceased. 2026PR32
Notice to Unknown Heirs and Claim Notice to Creditors
Notice is given to the known and unknown heirs at law of Gerald H. Varel, deceased, who are heirs in the above proceeding to administer the Estate of Gerald H. Varel, and whose names are: Christopher Hawkins, Zaria Hawkins, and Martez Carter. The heirs at law of Gerald H. Varel have addresses that are not known to the Executor and therefore are not stated in the Petition for Letters of Administration. An order was entered by the court on Aug. 20, 2026, issuing Letters of Office to Jane Deerhake, as Independent Executor of the Estate of Gerald H. Varel, deceased.
Notice is given of the death of Gerald H. Varel, deceased, of 12706 Pioneer Road, Bartelso, Clinton County, Illinois. The Executor is Jane Deerhake, and attorneys are Lackey & Stevenson, P.C., 331 East Broadway, Post Office Box 808, Centralia, Illinois 62801.
The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1996, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.
Claims against the estate may be filed with the court by filing the same with the Clerk of the Court at the Clinton County Courthouse in Carlyle, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before March 2, 2027, or on or before the expiration of six (6) months from the first publication date of this notice, whichever is later, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.
Joanne T. Stevenson, Lackey & Stevenson, P.C., Attorney for Representative, 331 East Broadway, Centralia, IL 62801 9/24
