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Belushi Brothers' childhood home for sale

ByJesse Kirsch WLS logo

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Belushi Brothers' childhood home for sale

The Wheaton house is listed for $395,000.

WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- Before the Blues Brothers or Bluto, John and Jim Belushi were a couple of kids growing up in suburban Wheaton, Ill. Now, the house where they once lived is on the market.

A luxurious mansion that spans more than eight city lots hit the market Thursday at a record asking price of $50 million.

The two-story home on Elm Street is listed for $395,000, according to Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Broker Noe Favela.

A sprawling estate in the northern suburbs has just been named the most beautiful home for sale in Illinois by Architectural Digest.

Favela said the house was original a ranch style home with two small bedrooms; one for the Belushi boys and one for their parents.

Chicago's historic "Wrigley Mansion" has been sold to a private trust for $4.65 million. (Courtesy: Parkvue Realty)

Besides removing the wall between those rooms to create a larger family room, Favela said subsequent residents haven't changed much of the main floor beyond modernizing fixtures. The second floor boasts four bedrooms and two full bathrooms.