Russian Billionaire Suddenly Abandoned This Illinois Mansion?

It sounds like something you'd see in a spy thriller, but it's a real life Illinois thing. Neighbors have wondered out loud why a Russian billionaire just suddenly abandoned an exotic Illinois mansion and left the country.

The mystery begins with an investigation of this out of the way Illinois mansion by YouTube channel Decaying Midwest. It's reportedly worth over $16 million dollars, but now sits empty after its Russian oligarch owner suddenly fled the country.

As of this writing, no one knows why this wealthy Russian decided he would just leave his Illinois mansion as is and leave America entirely. To protect the property from vandals, no exact location is given other than it's believed to be somewhere in Cook County, Illinois.

WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property.