Former Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams and his wife, Lisa, on Thursday listed their five-bedroom, 4,450-square-foot house in Lake Forest for $2.79 million.
Williams, 54, has coached defense for a variety of NFL teams. He was hired from the Indianapolis Colts to join the Bears in early 2022 along with head coach Matt Eberflus, who had been hired from the Colts the previous week.
In an unusual move, Williams disappeared partway through the 2023 Bears season, and on Sept. 20 he submitted his resignation, a week after taking a personal absence and missing one Bears game. With his resignation, Williams issued a statement saying that he was taking a step back to take care of his health and his family. However, multiple sources told the Tribune’s Bears reporters that Williams’ exit was conduct-related. Eberflus assumed Williams’ former duties for the rest of the season.
Through an opaque land trust, Williams and his wife paid $2.24 million in August 2022 for the Lake Forest house. Built in 1999 and completely remodeled in 2023, the house has five bathrooms, four fireplaces, new recessed lighting, a two-story great room with a beamed ceiling, a library with Alder wood paneling and built-in shelves, freshly refinished hardwood floors, and a kitchen with a Thermador dishwasher, a Wolf 48-inch stove/oven, a Sub-Zero refrigerator and a KitchenAid micro/convection oven.
Other features include a butler’s pantry with a Sub-Zero mini-fridge, a primary bedroom suite with an upgraded bathroom, and an English basement with new carpeting, a wet bar, a 500-bottle wine cellar, a recreation/media area, an exercise room and an office area. The house also has two new furnaces and newly repainted staircase spindles.
Outside on the 1.38-acre property are a heated swimming pool and a barbecue area with a pergola, a granite bar, an outdoor fireplace and a Sonos sound system.
Listing agent Kati Spaniak declined to comment on the listing.
The house had a $28,935 property tax bill in the 2022 tax year.
Goldsborough is a freelance reporter.
