Sept. 22--Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler last week paid $4.3 million to buy a six-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot mansion in River North.
An All-Star last year, Butler, 26, has been with the Bulls since 2011. In July he signed a five-year contract with the team worth up to $95 million.
Butler bought in a neighborhood that has been popular with athletes. Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte early this year paid $4.025 million for a mansion close by.
Radio host Jonathon Brandmeier recently sold his River North mansion for almost $4.69 million.
Built in 2008, Butler's mansion has 5 1/2 baths, an elevator, electric shades, a custom staircase, a 750-bottle wine cellar, a landscaped roof deck, two other outdoor spaces and an attached three-car garage.
The mansion had been listed in May for $4.6 million. It went under contract Aug. 25. The seller was Greg Mutz, CEO of Amli.
Paul Gorney of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff, who represented Butler, declined to comment on the deal.
Bob Goldsborough is a freelance reporter.
