Longtime WLS-Ch. 7 reporter and on-air personality Janet Davies sold her five-bedroom, Victorian-style house in the Ravenswood neighborhood on Monday for $1.26 million.
Davies has been with the ABC affiliate station since 1984. She has hosted the station’s “190 North” lifestyles program and is the longtime co-host of the station’s annual live New Year’s Eve broadcast with veteran sports anchor Mark Giangreco.
Davies bought the 3,000-square-foot house on North Paulina Street through a land trust for about $802,000 in 2000, including upgrades. Now, Davies said, she is downsizing.
“(It sold after) its first and only showing,” she told Elite Street in an email. “(I’m) downsizing — (I’m) an empty nester of two boys who are off at college. I’m not buying — renting is a better idea in these times. I loved the ‘hood and the house all these years.”
Davies listed the house for $1.3 million on June 20. The home has 31/2 bathrooms, hardwood floors and a fireplace in the living room. The kitchen features an island and stainless steel appliances, while the home also includes a breakfast nook, an exercise room and vaulted ceilings.
Public records do not yet identify the buyer. Jenni Gordon of Compass had the listing.
Bob Goldsborough is a freelance writer.
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