The Barrington Hills home was built in 2008 by Sam Cecola, longtime owner of the Admiral Theatre strip club in Chicago.

The lavish Barrington Hills mansion that for six seasons appeared on the hit Fox TV series “Empire” sold for $6.5 million Friday, far below its original asking price. Salvatore “Sam” Cecola, who built ...

With real-life Broadway performers Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist, the episode was a nod to musicals such as Singin' in the ...