Rod Blagojevich's Northwest Side home goes on the market

The Ravenswood Manor property that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his wife, Patti, and their two children have called home since 1999 is officially on the market.

The asking price: $1.07 million for the 13-room brick home, built in 1929.

“The best thing about it is that it was the place we raised our children,” Patti Blagojevich said in an interview Monday.

The 3,817-square-foot property was listed Sunday.

Blagojevich would not say how much equity the family has left in the home.

“It was built in 1929 by a man building high-rises along Lake Shore Drive. When the economy slowed down, he built this house for himself,” Patti Blagojevich said.

She said the house is unusually solid – built with concrete floors above the basement and concrete walls covered over with plaster.

Last week, Rod Blagojevich’s lawyer said the former governor has been spending time since his conviction trying to sell his home, among other things. “He’s working on his case and spending time with his family,” attorney Sheldon Sorosky said.

“Those are the things he’s primarily doing besides trying to sell their house and jogging.”

Rod Blagojevich has been spotted home shopping in recent weeks in the city’s upscale Sauganash neighborhood.

Patti Blagojevich said Monday, “We want a place convenient to the girls’ schools.”

The former governor was supposed to be sentenced this week but that date was delayed indefinitely. Sorosky has said he thinks it could get rescheduled for November.

Contributing: Natasha Korecki and Stefano Esposito