The couple that purchased novelist Ernest Hemingway's boyhood home plans to live in and restore the historic house.
Kurt and Mary Jane Neumann closed on a $525,000 deal for the home in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park on Tuesday.
John Berry of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation says the foundation bought the home in 2001 in hopes of turning it into a cultural center but couldn't make the finances work.
Kurt Neumann says his family plans to make their home available to visits by Hemingway enthusiasts. But he says they'll need to balance that with the fact that it will be their family home.
Ernest lived in the home until he graduated from high school and is believed to have written some of his earliest works in his third-floor bedroom.
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An Evanston high school varsity baseball team will not play in the playoff tournament this weekend after a group of students, including team members, allegedly "sexted" risque photos to each other.
An Evanston high school varsity baseball team will not play in the playoff tournament this weekend after a group of students, including team members, allegedly "sexted" risque photos to each other.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:16 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:16:28 GMT
A Lake County jury has convicted James Ealy of strangling his former boss during a 2006 robbery at the north suburban Burger King restaurant where he once worked.
A Lake County jury has convicted James Ealy of strangling his former boss during a 2006 robbery at the north suburban Burger King restaurant where he once worked.
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Several military families were honored in Orland Park on Friday, and got to meet country music superstar Tim McGraw. Five of those families are from the Chicago area, and they were excited to meet him.
Several military families were honored in Orland Park on Friday, and got to meet country music superstar Tim McGraw. Five of those families are from the Chicago area, and they were excited to meet him.
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