WGN-Ch. 9 entertainment reporter and critic Dean Richards in October sold his four-bedroom, 4,072-square-foot house in the Northwest Side Avondale neighborhood for its $949,900 listing price.
The Emmy-winning Richards, who also hosts the “Dean Richards’ Sunday Morning” program on Sunday mornings on sister station WGN-AM, has been with Channel 9 since 1991 and has reviewed films for the station since 1998. A South Shore native who attended Columbia College, Richards previously had worked in radio, and was with Satellite Music Network from 1985 until 1990 and also had a brief stint at WNUA-FM before joining Channel 9.
In Avondale, Richards paid $569,908 in late 2010 for the house, which was built in 2004. Features include 3 ½ bathrooms, two fireplaces, a large front living area and a large kitchen with a walk-in pantry, a large island and stainless steel appliances including a double oven and cooktop. The house also has a built-in office, a mud room, a back deck and a garage roof deck with a pergola.
Other features include a primary bedroom suite with a bathroom with double sinks, along with a recreation area on the lower level with built-ins, a wet bar and a second laundry room.
Richards first listed the house in August.
Listing agent Scott Curcio declined to comment on the sale.
The house had a $13,739 property tax bill in the 2023 tax year.
Goldsborough is a freelance reporter.