At the time, Erlinger had been in his present post for less than a year, after working for McDonald’s in London and South Korea for six years, according to his LinkedIn page. He’s been with McDonald’s since at least 2002, the LinkedIn page shows.
Crain’s could not immediately reach the Erlingers, for whom there does not appear to be a listed phone number. A media representative in McDonald’s corporate offices in the West Loop said Erlinger would not comment for this story.
Susan O’Connor Davis, the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago agent who represented the property, declined to discuss the sellers. In their time in the house, she said, they “did all new windows, lighting, reconfigured the main bedroom with a beautiful bathroom and redid the basement.”
Built in 1910, the three-story brick and limestone house was the work of Horatio R. Wilson, a prolific architect of the day who designed several homes in Kenwood, including one across the street that was later owned by Muhammad Ali. Wilson also designed the structure at 2120 S. Michigan Ave. that housed the offices and studio of groundbreaking Chess Records and was the namesake of a song by the Rolling Stones.
