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Paul V. Vranas, William P. Vranas and John P. Vranas sold a six-bedroom, 5.5-bath home at 1940 Millburne Road in Lake Forest to Michael C. Ward and Kimberly S. Ward for $1.1 million.

Paul Vranas is the chief executive officer at Vranas Properties, a residential real estate company.

He previously was a client representative at Vranas & Chioros Realty Group. He also has been a retail management associate at LaSalle Bank, and a director of business development at Akoo.com.

He attended Illinois Wesleyan University and DePaul University’s Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 176 home sales in Lake Forest in the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $712,529.

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Ross and Grace Pillari have listed for sale a five-bedroom, 4.5-bath home at 625 Bowling Green Court in Naperville for $2.25 million.

The Pillaris paid $800,000 for the property in July 2003. The 6,394-square-foot home was built in 2005 in Greater Cress Creek. It is located in the Cress Creek subdivision. William White of Re/Max of Naperville is the listing agent.

Mr. Pillari is president and CEO of BP America Inc. He is also a group vice president of BP LPC in London. He serves on the board of The American Petroleum Institute, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Foreign Policy Association, and The Alliance to Save Energy. He is also a member of The Baker Institute Energy Forum.

He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the Stanford Executive Program.

The Pillaris also sold their home at 408 Abrahamson Court in Naperville for $2.2 million in June 2006.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 1,722 home sales in Naperville during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $335,000.

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Neela A. Paykel and Joseph S. Paykel have listed for sale a four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 81 Pinyon Pine Court in Buffalo Grove for $599,000.

The Paykels acquired the property for $547,500 in March 2005. The 3,584-square-foot house was built in 1992 in Buffalo Grove North. It is located in Woodlands at Fiore-Doubletree subdivision. Peggy Cobrin of Coldwell Banker is the agent for the property.

Ms. Paykel is the senior legal counsel at CVS Caremark Corp. located in Northbrook.

She previously was a member of the Blue Shield of California’s legal department and also was in private practice at Gardner, Carton & Douglas.

She received her degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 518 home sales in Buffalo Grove during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $235,500.

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Soren Lloyd and Mary Roemmele have listed for sale a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 948 Kenyon St. in Unincorporated Downers Grove for $599,000.

Lloyd and Roemmele acquired the property for $480,000 in May 2004.

The 3,235-square-foot house in the Downers Grove South neighborhood was built in 2000. It is located in the Linden Heights subdivision. Elena Falco of Grove Realtors is the listing agent for the property.

Ms. Roemmele has been a technology program manager and vice president at JPMorgan Chase & Co. She previously was a senior consultant at Spherion Technology and a manager at Commercial Union.

She attended DePaul University, the University of Aberdeen and Madras College.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 71 home sales in Unincorporated Downers Grove during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $558,750.

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Vernon W. Francissen has listed for sale a three-bedroom, 2.5-bath condo at 1215 W. Lexington St. in University Village/Little Italy for $519,000.

The 1,415-square-foot Unit D is one of the 233 units in Columbus on the Park development, which was built in 1998. Andrea Geller of Sudler Sotheby’s International Realty is the listing agent for the home.

Mr. Francissen is a senior attorney at Microsoft, where he focuses on intellectual property and licensing matters. Before joining Microsoft, he founded Francissen Patent Law in 2005 and he was a partner at Gardner, Carton & Douglas and at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert& Berghoff in Chicago.

He received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, his B.S.E.E. from the University of Illinois and his M.S. in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 113 condo sales in University Village/Little Italy during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $290,000.

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Todd and Megan Church have listed for sale a three-bedroom, two-bath condo at 1402 W. Byron St. in Wrigleyville for $495,000.

The Churches paid $487,000 for the Unit #2W in June 2006. The 1400-1402 W. Byron St. condo development was built in 2000 and houses eight units. Eileen Quinn of Koenig and Strey is the listing agent for the condo.

Ms. Church is a lawyer in Chicago.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 103 condo sales in Wrigleyville during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $368,500.

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Chad and Jennifer Frahm have listed for sale a five-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 2327 W. Melrose St. in Roscoe Village for $524,900.

The Frahms acquired the house for $225,000 in Sept. 2007. The 2,212-square-foot house was built in 1880.

Mr. Frahm serves as a member of Pollina Corporate Real Estate’s international consulting team. He is in charge of location analysis, state and local incentive negotiations, and real estate transaction negotiations.

He received his bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and his J.D. from Indiana University.

Ms. Frahm, who is the listing agent for the home, serves as a consultant and real estate agent for @properties. She specializes in residential sales.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 161 sales in Roscoe Village during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $432,500.

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Dale T. Mortensen has listed for sale a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 2750 Ridge Ave. in Evanston for $699,000.

The 2,200-square-foot house built in 1922 is in the Northeast Evanston neighborhood. Josephine Vorda of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is the listing agent for the home.

Mortensen is an economics professor at Northwestern University, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor. He has taught at the University of Essex, Hebrew University, New York University, the California Institute of Technology and Cornell University, among others.

He obtained his Ph.D. in economics from Carnegie-Mellon University and his B.A. in economics from Willamette University.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 762 home sales in Evanston during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $280,000.

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Sara J. Kagay has listed for sale a three-bedroom, three-bath home at 2042 W. Moffat St. in Bucktown for $599,900.

Kagay acquired the house for $535,000 in Nov. 2005. The 1,594-square-foot house was built in 1892. Bessie Alvarez of @properties is the listing agent for the house.

Kagay serves as an assistant general counsel for labor employment and compliance at Brunswick Corp. She has served as an associate at Vedder Price P.C. and Lathrop & Gage.

She attended Drake University and the University of Iowa College of Law.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 321 sales in Bucktown during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $385,000.

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