Known as Elizabeth Place and made of limestone, the Mission Revival-style house was built in 1899 for Henry Bond Fargo, who became Geneva’s mayor in 1903 and later served in the Illinois House of Representatives.
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DePaul men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann buys Lincoln Park mansion for $4M
Chris Holtmann was hired by DePaul in March after serving as the head men’s basketball coach at Ohio State University for close to seven years.
Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson buys Long Grove mansion for $1.4M
A standout at the University of Utah, Johnson, 25, was drafted by the Bears in 2020 and in March signed a four-year, $76 million contract extension.
Lincoln Park mansion that was once listed for $50M has a buyer
The sale has not yet closed, but if the mansion sells for anywhere near its asking price, it would be Chicago’s highest-priced recorded sale of a single-family home.
Former Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields lists 6-bedroom Lake Forest home for $2.1M
Former Chicago Bears star quarterback Justin Fields on Sunday, July 7 listed his six-bedroom, 5,876-square-foot house in Lake Forest for $2.1 million. Fields, 25, was the Bears’ first-round draft pick in the 2021 NFL draft, and before the end of that year was their starting play-caller. The Bears decided to go in a different direction after posting a 7-10 record in the 2023 season and after holding the top overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, and the team traded Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers in March. Through an opaque land trust that shields his identity, Fields paid $1.325 […]
Longtime Chicago broadcaster Jeanne Sparrow sells Logan Square condo for $483,600
“It was the first place I ever bought,” Sparrow told Elite Street. “You buy a place, and you make it your home.”
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sells home in west suburban Winfield for $750,000
In February, Goldthwait listed the contemporary-style house and the adjoining vacant lot for $775,000.
Loyola University Chicago head men’s basketball coach Drew Valentine lists Glenview home for $1.1M
Drew Valentine and his wife paid $995,000 in mid-2021 for the home.
Former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews lists Lincoln Park penthouse condo for $4.7M
Toews was the Blackhawks’ team captain and a central part of the team’s three Stanley Cup-winning teams between 2010 and 2015.
Streeterville condo that jazz great Ramsey Lewis owned until his death listed for sale
A Chicago native who grew up in the Cabrini-Green housing complex, the Grammy-winning Lewis bought the condo in 2002.