SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE of 3753 Crescent Drive, Steger, IL 60475 (The property is a single family. The property has a one car garage. The garage is attached. The exterior is wood siding. The color is white. The gas is on. The water is on. The property has a fence. The vacancy is unknown for this residency.). On the 11th day of June, 2026 to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse, 100 W. Jefferson Street, Room 1001, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff V. Thomas P Johnston; Laurin Kalus; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Defendant. Case No. 25 FC 0097 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois. Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County. In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State. For Information Please Contact: MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE 1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 Chicago, Illinois 60602 P: 312-346-9088 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Published 5/21/2026, 5/28/2026, 6/4/2026

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS	)
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COUNTY OF WILL	)

 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

 

Freedom Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff, vs. Thomas P Johnston; Laurin Kalus; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Defendant.

No. 25 FC 0097

 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 10th day of June, 2025, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 11th day of June, 2026 , commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse, 100 W. Jefferson Street, Room 1001, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate:

THE NORTH 34 FEET OF LOT 9 AND THE SOUTH 33 FEET OF LOT 8 IN STEGER PARK SECOND ADDITION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 8 AND 9 IN STEGER SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 5, IN TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as:	3753 Crescent Drive, Steger, IL 60475
Description of Improvements:	The property is a single family. The property has a one car garage. The garage is attached. The exterior is wood siding. The color is white. The gas is on. The water is on. The property has a fence. The vacancy is unknown for this residency.
P.I.N.:	23-15-05-303-008-0000

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act.

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE 1 N. Dearborn Suite 1300 Chicago, Illinois 60602 P: 312-346-9088	MIKE KELLEY
Plaintiff’s Attorney	Sheriff of Will County

Published 5/21/2026, 5/28/2026, 6/4/2026