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. LIS PENDENS NOTICE​​ in Cook County, Illinois.If you have received a notice of lis pendens in Illinois, contact real estate attorney Marc J. Blumenthal at (847) 8087092 for legal help. When you review the land records for your building, look for a document labeled "lis pendens. (c) The nature of said claim is the mortgage and foreclosure action described above. A complaint is filed in court along with lis pendens (a recorded document that provides public notice that property is being foreclosed upon).