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Ex-White Sox slugger trades up in suburbs

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 PDT

Although he no longer plays for the Chicago White Sox , slugger Jim Thome and his family have decided that they love the Chicago area so much that they want to make it their permanent home.

Former Bear selling home in Gurnee

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:00:00 PDT

Former Chicago Bears strong safety Chris Harris has put his six-bedroom, 3,139-square-foot Gurnee home on the market for $329,000.

Retired Cub Hundley sells Glenview home

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:00:00 PDT

Retired Chicago Cubs catcher Todd Hundley sold his six-bedroom, 4,324-square-foot Glenview home May 1 for $1.4 million, taking a $200,000 loss from his 2004 purchase price.

Pappas puts condo on the market

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:00:00 PDT

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas on Tuesday listed her three-bedroom Chicago condo unit on Michigan Avenue for $2.9 million.

O'Donnell takes a loss on Lakeview home

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:00:00 PDT

Former Chicago-based talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell has taken a loss on her five-bedroom, 6,000-square-foot house in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, selling it earlier this month for $2.103 million, which is $147,000 less than she had paid for it in the fall.

Ex-Sox Buehrle sells house in Lemont

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:00:00 PDT

Former Chicago White Sox pitching ace Mark Buehrle has been tagged with a loss on his four-bedroom house in a gated community in southwest suburban Lemont, selling it for $550,000.

Kyle Korver's Glencoe mansion under contract

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:00:00 PDT

Last summer, Chicago Bulls guard and small forward Kyle Korver married former singer/songwriter Juliet Richardson.

Wrigley Jr. unloads 2 condos, mansion

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:00:00 PDT

Bill Wrigley Jr., former chairman of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., has sold two unfinished penthouse condo units on the Gold Coast for $6.7 million, and he also has unloaded his 11,013-square-foot, Italianate-style Lake Forest mansion for $5.6 million.

Sandberg selling unit in Streeterville co-op

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:00:00 PDT

Chicago Cubs great Ryne Sandberg has listed his 2,500-square-foot vintage co-op unit in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood for $650,000.

Juanita Jordan selling Chicago penthouse

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:00:00 PDT

The great Jordan property sell-off of 2012 continues.

Blackhawks' Crawford buys River North town home

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:00:00 PDT

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford has paid $1.09 million for an eight-room, 3,242-square-foot town home in River North.

A rosy deal for O'Donnell

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:00:00 PST

After one day of officially being on the market, talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell's 12-room, 6,000-square-foot house in Lakeview has a buyer.

Radio host lists Lincoln Park home

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:00:00 PST

Eric Ferguson, co-host of the popular "Eric and Kathy" morning duo on WTMX-FM, has placed his 11-room, 6,000-square-foot mansion in Lincoln Park on the market for $2.995 million.

Market analyst lists Lincoln Park home

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:00:00 PST

Market analyst and options expert Jon Najarian has listed his 10-room, 4,700-square-foot house in Lincoln Park for $2.2 million.

Jennifer Hudson mansion deal falls apart

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:26:00 PST

One of the biggest area celebrity real estate deals of the last few months, it now turns out, is one that didn't happen.

News anchor sells North Side condo

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:00:00 PST

Former WMAQ-Ch. 5 sports anchor and reporter Paula Faris and her husband, John Krueger, have sold their four-bedroom duplex condominium unit in the North Side's Bowmanville neighborhood for $350,000.

Ex-Bear coach puts town home in play

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:00:00 PST

Though his tenure as Chicago Bears head coach ended in 2003, Dick Jauron has kept the North Shore as his residential home base.

Ex-Hawks dropping Lincoln Park condos

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:00:00 PST

For a year, two Finnish-born forwards for the Chicago Blackhawks lived across the hall from one another on the fourth floor of a Lincoln Park condo building.

News anchor selling Oak Park home

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:00:00 PST

Former WMAQ-Ch. 5 news anchor Zoraida Sambolin, who recently left the station to join CNN in New York, has listed her six-bedroom, architecturally significant house in Oak Park for $1.8 million.

Jodie Foster sells Beverly Hills estate

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:00:00 PST

The actress-producer's seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom compound goes for $8.3 million.

Actress-producer Jodie Foster has sold her gated Beverly Hills estate for $8.3 million, public records show.

Bears punter buys Libertyville house

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:00:00 PST

Chicago Bears punter Adam Podlesh has paid $797,500 for a four-bedroom, 4,248-square-foot, Colonial-style house in Libertyville.

Ex-Hawk Sopel selling Hinsdale house

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:38:00 PST

Former Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Sopel has listed his six-bedroom house in Hinsdale for nearly $1.6 million.

Brandmeier sells Malibu estate for $4 million

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:24:47 PST

New WGN-AM morning radio host Jonathon Brandmeier has cut his real estate ties to the West Coast, recently selling his six-bedroom mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, Calif., for $4.1 million.

Cubs outfielder buys Wheaton mansion

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:00:00 PST

New Chicago Cubs outfielder David DeJesus, who last month signed a two-year, $10 million deal with an option for 2014, has paid $1.05 million for a 15-room, all-brick mansion in Wheaton.

TV anchor sells North Side home

By Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:00:00 PST

WBBM-Ch. 2 news anchor Roseanne Tellez has sold her four-bedroom house in the Roscoe Village neighborhood on the North Side for $910,000 less than six months after she listed it for $1.15 million.