Bob Goldsborough
chicagotribune.com
Milton Township, IL, United States
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Jurist from Oak Park approved by Senate, appointed to federal court bench in Northern District of Illinois
Jeremy Daniel, of Oak Park, has been confirmed to sit on the bench as a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois. → Read More
Oak Park-River Forest High School board signs off on paying for $102M capital project without tapping taxpayers
The Oak Park-River Forest School District 200 board approved a $102 million capital project for OPRF, the only school in the district, that is scheduled to start next summer. → Read More
Prominent longtime lawyer Lowell Sachnoff dies in his Evanston home at 92
Longtime securities lawyer Lowell Sachnoff died last month at the age of 92. He was well known for his pro bono work where he represented marginalized groups in several controversial cases including his last case where he helped a transgender woman in a state psychiatric hospital receive transitional care. → Read More
Clarendon Hills resident confirmed as a federal district court judge in Northern District of Illinois
Clarendon Hills resident Lindsay C. Jenkins received her federal judicial commission on Friday, Feb. 24 and now is able to start hearing cases in the Northern District of Illinois. → Read More
Lincoln Park mansion listed for $12.5M, making it the third priciest home currently on the market in Chicago
The mansion was built in 2001 and spreads across three city lots → Read More
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises President R.J. Melman buys Near North Side condo for $6M
On the Near North Side, the four-bedroom condo that the Melmans bought had been listed in September 2021 for $9.99 million. → Read More
Acting powerhouse couple Tracy Letts and Carrie Coon sell Bucktown mansion for $3.1M
Built in 2003, the four-bedroom house has four full bathrooms, two fireplaces and an attached three-car garage. → Read More
Lake Forest mansion owned by late Medline co-founder James Mills and his wife to be listed for about $5M
Built in 1895, the two-story center-entry mansion was designed by architect Henry Ives Cobb. → Read More
Midcentury modern home in Glen Ellyn listed for $539,900
In 1981, the owner of the house won approval to subdivide the land into a 17-lot subdivision, with the midcentury modern home on one of those lots. → Read More
Former Bears running back Tarik Cohen lists Vernon Hills home for $899,000
Cohen was released by the Bears in March 2022 after he was plagued by injuries → Read More
Mother of teen killed at Oak Park BP sues the gas station
The mother of slain Oak Park teen Jailyn Logan Bledsoe is suing the gas station where she was robbed and fatally shot. → Read More
Gold Coast condo listed for $17M, making it the highest priced such unit currently on the market
The unit is owned by Valor Equity Partners founder and CEO Antonio Gracias and his wife → Read More
Civic Federation chief Laurence Msall dies at 61
A tax policy expert, Msall had headed the budget watchdog group since 2002, providing advice, guidance and criticism for the public, governors and mayors. → Read More
John Kretzmann, urban studies expert who put focus on a community’s assets, dies at 78
John P. “Jody” Kretzmann was an educator and researcher at Northwestern University who challenged community organizers to achieve social change by considering a neighborhood’s assets rather than what it lacked. → Read More
Dr. Tracy Koogler, worked with burn victims and cancer patients at Comer Children’s Hospital, dies
Dr. Tracy K. Koogler, a pediatrician who worked with children suffering from severe burns, while also treating cancer patients and maintaining an active interest in medical ethics, has died at 56. → Read More
US Soccer Federation lists a pair of historic South Loop mansions for a combined $4.2M
The U.S. Soccer Federation has listed two adjacent South Loop mansions that it long has owned and used as its headquarters for a combined amount of $4.2 million. → Read More
Albert Madansky, University of Chicago statistics professor whose work ranged from serious to whimsical, dies
Albert Madansky was a statistics professor at the U. of C.'s graduate business school and also a deputy dean as the school shifted its focus from purely research and scholarship to the student experience. → Read More
$13.9M condo in One Chicago that was listed Monday already has a buyer
The unit was placed on the market by developer JDL Development with a contract pending to sell it → Read More
Oak Park home that is an early design by Frank Lloyd Wright listed for $595,000
The shingle-style house on Home Avenue was listed in December and already has undergone two price reductions → Read More
Gold Coast condo once owned by actor John Cusack listed for $1M
Despite his Hollywood stardom, Cusack always has kept a place in Chicago. → Read More