Tom Waddle, WMVP-AM co-host and former Chicago Bears player, lists Lake Forest home for $3.25 million – The Mercury News

WMVP-AM weekday afternoon co-host and former Chicago Bears wide receiver Tom Waddle and his wife Cara have put their five-bedroom, 8,000-square-foot Lake Forest mansion on the market for $3.25 millions.

Waddle, 56, played for the Bears from 1989 to 1994. He then went into broadcasting, first on WFLD-Channel 32 and then on WLS-Channel 7. He signed with WMVP in 2007.

In Lake Forest, Waddle and his wife paid $2.15 million in 2015 for the home. Built in 2002, the three-story brick and limestone mansion features five full baths, two half baths, a newer DaVinci roof, grand foyer with double staircase and chandelier, 10-foot ceilings, 8-foot doors , hardwood and travertine floors and tray and barrel ceilings.

Other features include five fireplaces, skylights, extensive molding, wainscoting, a finished third floor with a cedar kitchen and closet, a four-car heated garage, and radiant heated floors on the main level, second-floor guest suite, and bath. of the master suite. Outside, on the 1.8-acre property, there is an outdoor in-ground saltwater pool with a spa and electronic pool cover, a circular path with a fountain and an outdoor shed.

Realtor Mona Hellinga declined to comment on why the Waddles are selling the home or the home itself, other than calling it “a beautiful home, a home with all the amenities.”

The mansion is currently listed for sale on the real estate agents private listing network, which states it will be placed on the public multiple listing service on April 17.

The mansion had a property tax of $50,580 in the 2021 tax year.

Goldsborough is a freelance reporter.

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