When you review the land records for your building, look for a document labeled "lis pendens. If you have received a notice of lis pendens in Illinois, contact real estate attorney Marc J. Blumenthal at (847) 8087092 for legal help.A notice of lis pendens under Illinois law for filing in the public records (the office of the county recorder) to provide constructive notice to third parties. A complaint is filed in court along with lis pendens (a recorded document that provides public notice that property is being foreclosed upon). Lis pendens is Latin for "suit pending. Foreclosure notice (the "lis pendens") and the associated foreclosure court case number. "Lis pendens" is Latin for "suit pending.