PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 202102252 To: HARRY A HALTER AND/OR UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS, MERRICK B GARLAND US ATTY GENERAL, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, RACHELLE AUD CROWE US ATTY SOUTHERN DISTRICT, OAKWOOD SECURITIES LLC, THOMAS HOLBROOK ST CLAIR COUNTY CLERK, and all unknown owners, occupants, beneficiaries, heirs, devisees or parties interested. A Petition for a Tax Deed on the premise described below has been filed in the Circuit Court of St Clair County, Illinois, as Case Number 2025TX000245. On November 7, 2025 at 9:00 am, in Room TBD, the Petitioner will make an application to such court in St Clair County, Illinois, for an Order on the Petition that a Tax Deed be issued if the real estate is not redeemed from the sale. The real estate is described as follows, to wit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SLADE PLACE LOT/SEC-1 PTS A02487277 PERMANENT INDEX NUMBER: 02-32.0-207-024 and was sold on 11/7/2022 for general taxes for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 10/24/2025. DRAKE SECURITIES LLC PETITIONER IPL0252358 Jul 9,16,23 2025