Stebic residence sold in Plainfield

PLAINFIELD – A man whose wife disappeared from their home nine years ago is selling it.

A buyer is under contract to purchase 13244 Red Star Drive in Plainfield from Craig Stebic, according to the real estate website redfin.com. Stebic listed the house through Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell on June 26 at $259,900.

The four-bedroom, three-bathroom house is where Lisa Stebic was last seen on the evening of April 30, 2007. Craig told police that their children, Zac and Lexi Stebic, who were 10 and 12 at the time, had just left on a walk to a store to buy candy, and he was working in the backyard that evening when he thought he heard Lisa, then 37, leave for a nightly workout at Plainfield North High School.

When Lisa did not show up for work at the Lincoln Elementary School cafeteria the next morning, a neighbor reported her missing to Plainfield police, according to previous Herald-News reports. Police informed Craig about the missing person report, and he came to the station a couple hours later and made his own report.

Lisa’s purse and cellphone were gone, but her car still was in the driveway and her cigarettes and sunglasses had been left behind. Police said there has been no activity on her phone or credit cards since she vanished.

The Stebics had been married for 14 years when Lisa disappeared, but were divorcing, although they still lived together.

Since 2007, Craig has remained the only identified suspect in his wife's disappearance, but has never been charged in the incident.

According to real estate listings, the house, which was built in 1999, has vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, a finished basement, a whirlpool tub and a wood-burning fireplace. The 8,712-square-foot property is in Plainfield School District 202. Several appliances were included in the sale listing.

Anyone with information on Lisa’s location or disappearance is asked to call Plainfield police at 815-267-7217 or Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734.