August 10, 2009 (WILMETTE, Ill.) --
Convicted businessman Tony Rezko's Wilmette mansion was going on the auction block next Monday. Bank of America is auctioning off Rezko's foreclosed, $5.9 million, 8,400-square-foot house on Monday, August 17 at 11 a.m. The buyer will have to pay more than $200,000 in unpaid property taxes.
Rezko is the former top campaign fundraiser for former governor Rod Blagojevich. He was convicted on corruption charges last summer.