STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Madison County - IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) ) No. 2025PR000386 Bernardo Rios, Deceased. ) CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of BERNARDO RIOS, of O'Fallon, Illinois. Independent Letters of Office were issued on October 29, 2025 to Katherine A. Guerrero of Glen Carbon, IL 62034, whose attorney is Joseph P. O'Keefe, Dill, Bamvakais & O'Keefe, P.C., One South Church Street, Suite 500, PO Box 313, Belleville, Illinois 62220. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the Madison County Courthouse, 155 N. Main Street, Edwardsville, IL 62025 or with representative, or both, by May 23, 2026 which is six (6) months from the first date of publication of this Notice or, as to a creditor of Decedent whose name and post office address are known to or are reasonably ascertainable by the representative, the later of May 23, 2026 or three (3) months after the date of mailing or delivery of this Notice to such known claimant, and any claim not filed on or before said date 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. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under 755 ILCS §5/28-4 of the Probate Act any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk. This notice is published pursuant to 755 ILCS §5/18-3. IPL0293010 Nov 23,26,30 2025