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A historic, six-bedroom mansion on Lake Michigan in Kenilworth sold on Wednesday for $14.5 million — the highest sale price ever for that north suburban village. The mansion, first listed inJuly, was built in 1906 by Paul Starrett, who constructed the Empire State Building in New York and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Kenilworth mansion on Lake Michigan sells for $14.5M A historic, six-bedroom mansion on Lake Michigan in Kenilworth sold for $14.5 million — the highest sale price ever for that north suburban village and the second-highest-priced residential sale price in the Chicago area this year. Read Story Related articles: Average long-term US mortgage rate dips to 6.17%, its lowest level in more than a year Mayor Brandon Johnson faces complaints about property tax sweep plan to balance budget © Copyright 2...

Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda, or altar, a couple dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas Gonzalez.  ‌ ‌ ‌ Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda a couple dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas Gonzalez. Chicago-area man killed by ICE honored at Franklin Park Day of the Dead celebration Candles, candy and flowers adorned the ofrenda, or altar, a couple dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, the man shot and killed by an ICE agent in northwest suburban Franklin Park nearly two months ago. Read Story Related articles: On Halloween, 'state-sponsored terror' in Chicago and the north suburbs Sign up for our Immigration Bulletin newsletter © Copyright 2025 Chicago Tribune. Al...

The movie actor and longtime environmental activist received the inaugural E.O. Wilson Legacy Award for Transformative Conservation Leadership.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ The actor's curiosity as a frog-hunting teenager living in Morton Grove was the start of his commitment to nature. Harrison Ford recalls first encounters with nature in Chicago during visit to receive environmental activism award The movie actor and longtime environmental activist received the inaugural E.O. Wilson Legacy Award for Transformative Conservation Leadership, named after his late friend, the renowned naturalist and biologist Edward Osborne Wilson. Read Story Related articles: Under an ambitious restoration plan, Emiquon Nature Preserve wetlands reconnecting to the Illinois River A T-shirt worn by Taylor Swift sparks a $2M windfall for ...