Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Oct. 24 paid $1.04 million for a five-bedroom home in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood.
Preckwinkle, 78, long has been a denizen of the nearby Hyde Park neighborhood, and has owned and lived in various condominium units there. She now has traded up to a newer single-family home to the north.
Built in the 1990s, the house has 3 ½ bathrooms, two fireplaces, an 8-foot mahogany entry door, an open-concept main level with oversized windows, hardwood floors and a kitchen with a custom granite slab, premium appliances, custom cabinetry, a breakfast bar, a second prep sink and a pot filler. Other features include French doors leading to an oversized deck, a spiral staircase to a rooftop deck, a primary bedroom suite with dual vanities, and a finished lower level with a multitiered theater room.
Outside on the property are landscaping with brick pavers and a three-car garage.
Debra Allgood of Allgood Real Estate represented Preckwinkle. She told Elite Street that Preckwinkle “was absolutely wonderful to work with.”
The house had been listed in August for $1.05 million, and Preckwinkle went under contract to buy it just four days later.
The home had a $13,041 property tax bill in the 2024 tax year.
Previously, Preckwinkle paid $500,000 in 2020 for her four-bedroom condo in Hyde Park.
Goldsborough is a freelance reporter.
