R. Kelly's Suburban Chicago Mansion Is Being Auctioned Off

Yesterday, R. Kelly's mansion in suburban Chicago was placed on the auction block. Kelly had the Olympia Fields home built in 1997, and scored a $3.5 million mortgage on it in 1999. In 2011, a mortgage foreclosure lawsuit was filed against the singer, claiming that he owed nearly $3 million on the home and had stopped making payments to have the loan modified. He also owes the IRS about $6 million in back taxes.

The 11,140-square-foot home comes with eight full baths, six half baths, four fireplaces, a theater, indoor pool, six acres of private land and a man-made lake. A real estate agent tried to sell the place for $1.595 million in 2011, but couldn't find a buyer. Last year, the Cook County Assessor’s office valued the property at $3.8 million, and bidding on the home began at $950,000.

No word on how many skeletons are trapped in the home's many closets.

[via Chicagoist]