Bob Goldsborough

Bob Goldsborough is a freelance writer for the Chicago Tribune.

Former Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore sold his five-bedroom Vernon Hills home for $1.85 million. (Lake County Assessor)

Former Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore sells Vernon Hills home for $1.85M

July 24, 2026 at 7:29 p.m.

Built in 2016 and located in Vernon Hills’ Gregg’s Landing area, DJ Moore’s house has five full bathrooms, a two-story foyer, hardwood floors, custom millwork, a private first-floor office and...

Former Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Adrian Aucoin and his wife, Caroline, have listed their three-story, 6,459-square-foot home in northwest Hinsdale for $5.7 million. (Bob Goldsborough)

Former Blackhawks player Adrian Aucoin lists home in northwest Hinsdale for nearly $6M

July 22, 2026 at 7:59 p.m.

Former Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Adrian Aucoin and his wife, Caroline, have listed their three-story, 6,459-square-foot home in northwest Hinsdale for $5.7 million.

A seven-bedroom, Georgian-style mansion in Oak Brook’s gated Hunter Trails neighborhood has been listed for just under $10 million. (York Township assessor)

Oak Brook mansion listed for almost $10M

July 21, 2026 at 2:35 p.m.

A seven-bedroom, Georgian-style mansion in Oak Brook’s gated Hunter Trails neighborhood has been listed for just under $10 million.

McAuley School in West Chicago stands empty and fenced off on April 1, 2014. McAuley, which closed in 1991, had been the last operating one-room schoolhouse in Illinois. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

The last one-room schoolhouse to operate in Illinois finds a new purpose after $1.6M restoration

July 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A long-neglected, red frame building in West Chicago that was the final operating one-room schoolhouse in Illinois will have a new lease on life — along with a new purpose...

Former Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu listed his recently built Wicker Park home for $2.35 million. (Cook County Assessor)

Former Chicago Bulls player Ayo Dosunmu lists Wicker Park home for $2.4M

July 20, 2026 at 10:47 a.m.

Former Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu on July 16 listed his recently built, six-bedroom, 4,716-square-foot contemporary-style home in Wicker Park for sale for $2.35 million.

Paul Schrage was a former McDonald's marketing executive.(Chicago Tribune archive)

Paul Schrage, former McDonald’s marketing exec who gave the world the Golden Arches, dies at 90

July 17, 2026 at 4:14 p.m.

After being hired by company founder Ray Kroc, Schrage left his mark on all parts of the fast food company's brand. He was behind many of its famous advertising jingles...

Michael Johnson of CPS and the Boys & Girls Club, dies at 50

July 10, 2026 at 5:57 p.m.

Michael Johnson grew up in public housing on the Near West Side and went on to leadership roles in the Boys & Girls Club while still in his early 20s.

Retired teacher and supporter Beatrice Lumpkin, then 100, speaks to Chicago International Charter School teachers while on strike on Feb. 5, 2019, in the Loop. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Beatrice Lumpkin, union organizer and civil rights advocate, dies at 107

July 9, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

Beatrice Lumpkin, 107, died of heart failure on June 14 at the Montgomery Place senior living community in Hyde Park, said her son, John.

Former Chicago Bulls center Omer Asik placed his condominium on the seventh floor of the building at 9 W. Walton Street for sale. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Former Chicago Bulls player Omer Asik lists condo for $3.5M

July 18, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Former Chicago Bulls center Omer Asik on June 10 placed his three-bedroom, 2,703-square-foot condominium on the seventh floor at 9 W. Walton St. for sale for $3.75 million, and he now...

George Johnson, 97, sits in his Chicago home on Feb. 18, 2025. Johnson founded Johnson Products, the nation’s largest producer of cosmetics and hair products for African Americans. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

George E. Johnson Sr., founder of Johnson Products Co., dies at 99

July 7, 2026 at 2:16 p.m.

George E. Johnson Sr., the onetime chemist who built Chicago-based Johnson Products, the nation’s largest producer of cosmetics and hair products for African Americans, died on Monday at his Chicago...

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