Pediatrician buys from science teacher in Highland Park

Medium 009d68f931c93ad463202ed0e061e2dd Dr. Sara L. Star bought a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 2670 Summit Ave. in Highland Park from Blaine and Barton Gorelik for $375,000 on May 28.

The 2,841-square-foot house was built in 1963. It is in the Fort Sheridan neighborhood.

Dr. Star is a pediatrician at Lake Forest Hospital. She also sees patients at Highland Park Pediatric Associates.

She is a member of the Children's Community Physicians Association in Chicago.

She received her M.D. from Northwestern University. She completed her internship at Lutheran General Hospital and her residency in pediatrics at Children's Memorial Hospital.

Ms. Gorelik has been an instructor at James Jordan Middle School in Northridge, Calif., where she teaches sixth and seventh grade science classes. She has also taught math and home economics.

She has a B.S. from California State University–Northridge. She attended National Louis University in Chicago, where she earned her multiple subject teaching credentials and her master's degree. She also holds a Ph.D. from Rockford University in Illinois.

There were 281 sales in Highland Park in 2008, with a median sales price of $472,230.

Address: 2670 Summit Avenue
Buyer(s): Star L Sara
Seller(s): Barton H Gorelick and Blaine B Gorelick
Sale date: May. 28, 2009

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