Elite Street: Chicago luxury real estate

May 16, 2013

Former Blackhawks coach lists Park Ridge home for $1.1 million

Former Blackhawks coach Trent Yawney has listed his five-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot home in Park Ridge for $1.1 million.

May 9, 2013

TV news anchor Robin Robinson lists Bucktown home

Veteran WFLD-Ch. 32 news anchor Robin Robinson has listed her five-bedroom house in Bucktown for just under $1.3 million.

May 2, 2013

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Chicago Bears' Matt Forte buys Mettawa home for $1.47 million

Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte has paid $1.47 million for a five-bedroom, French Normandy-style house on nearly 5 acres in Mettawa, about 35 miles northwest of the city.

April 18, 2013

Ex-Sox slugger Frank Thomas lists two homes

Retired White Sox slugger Frank Thomas has listed two houses, one in Libertyville and the other outside Las Vegas, asking for a combined $4.45 million.

April 25, 2013

Former pitcher Braden Looper takes $230K loss in home sale

Former major league pitcher Braden Looper last month took a loss on his five-bedroom, 4,209-square-foot house in Palos Heights, selling it for $630,000. He and his wife, an Illinois native, bought the brick and stone house for $860,000 in 2004, at the height of his playing career.

March 28, 2013

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Former Cub Carlos Zambrano takes hit on River Forest home

Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano took a major loss this week on his 13-room house in River Forest, selling it for $675,000.

April 11, 2013

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Former Blackhawks player Martin Lapointe lists Hinsdale mansion for $3.5M

Former Chicago Blackhawks right wing Martin Lapointe has listed his seven-bedroom mansion in Hinsdale for $3.5 million.

March 7, 2013

Ex-Chicago Bulls' Jannero Pargo lists Riverwoods home

Former Chicago Bulls guard Jannero Pargo and his wife, "Basketball Wives LA" reality show star Malaysia Pargo, have placed their seven-bedroom, 11,887-square-foot mansion in Riverwoods on the market for $2.4 million.

February 21, 2013

Ex-Bears player takes loss on home sale

Former Chicago Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye has been hit for a loss on his 3,560-square-foot house in Vernon Hills, selling it Jan. 31 for $532,450.

March 21, 2013

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Ryne Sandberg sells Streeterville co-op for $580,000

Retired Cubs star Ryne Sandberg sold his 2,500-square-foot, vintage co-op unit last week in Streeterville for $580,000.

February 5, 2013

Winnetka mansion sells for $12 million

Someone paid a near-record price for a Winnetka mansion.

January 31, 2013

Chicago Bears' Matt Forte on cusp of selling Vernon Hills home

Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte is on the verge of selling his five-bedroom house in Vernon Hills, which is listed for $729,000.

2:15 PM CST, January 9, 2013

Burr Ridge's Villa Taj sells for a fraction of $25M list price

The 30,000-square-foot, Middle Eastern-influenced Burr Ridge mansion known as "Villa Taj" that once was listed for $25 million sold in November to a bank trust for $3.1 million after the dentist who had built the mansion previously lost it to foreclosure.

November 22, 2012

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Morning man Ed Volkman lists Lake Shore condo for $2M

K-Hits 104.3 morning co-host Ed Volkman has listed his four-bedroom condominium unit on Lake Shore Drive for slightly less than $2 million.

February 28, 2013

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WBBM-Ch. 2 reporter Suzanne Le Mignot sells town house for $990K

WBBM-Ch. 2 general assignment reporter Suzanne Le Mignot on Feb. 19 sold her three-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot town house on the Near North Side for $990,000.

January 3, 2013

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WBBM weekend sports anchor Megan Mawicke buys North Side house

WBBM-Ch. 2 weekend sports anchor Megan Mawicke has paid more than $1.2 million for a newly built, 4,200-square-foot house on the North Side.

February 7, 2013

'Le Grand Reve' back on market — for $21.9 million

The six-bedroom, 27,000-square-foot mansion in Winnetka that once was listed for $32 million came back on the market last week for $21.9 million.

December 13, 2012

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Hawks' Brookbank moving into Roscoe Village

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Sheldon Brookbank and his wife have paid exactly $1 million to buy a four-bedroom, five-year-old house in Roscoe Village.

September 6, 2012

Former Bears lineman John Tait puts Bucktown unit on market

Former Chicago Bears offensive tackle John Tait has permanently left the Chicago area for the West Coast, listing his three-bedroom, loft-style condominium unit in the Bucktown neighborhood for $679,000.

September 20, 2012

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Former Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee sells Gold Coast condo

Former Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee last week sold his three-bedroom condominium unit in a Gold Coast tower, after more than a year on the market, for $1.03 million.

October 18, 2012

Bulls' Luol Deng lists Northbrook town home

Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng has placed his three-bedroom town home in a gated community in Northbrook on the market for $535,000.

November 15, 2012

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Former Bulls player Thabo Sefolosha lists Northbrook town home

Former Chicago Bulls guard/forward Thabo Sefolosha, now with the Oklahoma City Thunder, has listed his three-bedroom town home in Northbrook for $499,000.

August 31, 2012

Ramirez condo up for sale

Former Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez has listed his three-bedroom condominium unit in a high-rise on Lake Shore Drive for $799,000.

July 30, 2010

Hawks player buys condo downtown

Chicago Blackhawks right winger Marian Hossa has paid $2.35 million for a three-bedroom, 3,940-square-foot condo unit in a Streeterville high-rise.

October 25, 2012

Christie Hefner buys Michigan Avenue condo

Former Playboy Enterprises Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer Christie Hefner has paid $1.05 million for a six-room, 2,140-square-foot condominium unit in a high-rise on North Michigan Avenue.

4:31 PM CDT, June 11, 2010

Ex-Blackhawk Aucoin cuts asking price of Hinsdale home

Former Chicago Blackhawks defenseman and team captain Adrian Aucoin, who now skates for the Phoenix Coyotes, has cut the asking price of his six-bedroom house in Hinsdale, which first came on the market in February, to $1.995 million from $2.099 million.

August 24, 2012

Ex-Bears punter Brad Maynard lists Long Grove mansion

Former Chicago Bears punter Brad Maynard has listed his 14-room, 5,971-square-foot mansion in Long Grove for $1.38 million.

November 24, 2010

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August 20, 2010

Bears' Tillman puts home on market

Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman has listed his five-bedroom house in far north suburban Green Oaks for $1.399 million.

July 16, 2010

Former Bull unloads condo, lists town home

Having just agreed in early July to a five-year, $40 million contract with the Charlotte Bobcats, former Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas is moving to cut some remaining ties with the Chicago area, taking a huge loss on his two-bedroom condo in Northbrook.

March 28, 2010

Bears’ Idonije gets tackled on sale of Vernon Hills house

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Israel Idonije has taken a significant loss on his three-bedroom house in Vernon Hills, selling it for $480,000.

August 27, 2010

Former Blackhawks player lists River North condo

Dallas Stars winger Adam Burish, who last month left the Blackhawks just three weeks after helping the team win the Stanley Cup, has listed his two-bedroom duplex penthouse condo unit in River North for $1.05 million.

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December 13, 2009

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Ryan Dempster: Chicago Cubs starter pitching his Lakeview mansion

In a move that will help to thin out what may be the heftiest local residential real estate portfolio of any Chicago Cubs player, starting pitcher ace Ryan Dempster has placed a 13-room mansion in Lakeview on the market for $2.25 million.