New is News in Ukrainian Village
List Price: $799,900 Sale Price: $799,900 The Property: Its contemporary exterior helps this newly built residence fit into the dynamic mix of old-line homes and dramatic new structures in Ukrainian...
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Tiptoe Through the Tulips in River Forest
List Price: $1.195 million The Property: The tulips bloomed and faded a little early this year, but at one house in River Forest, they’re in perpetual bloom. The home is...
A Big Breakup at the Elysian
Two years ago, an options trader bet big on the super-elite condos at the then-new Elysian Tower. This week his bet paid off, though not quite as handsomely as he...
Market Watch: A Mansion Farmhouse in Glencoe, Plus Homes in Lincoln Park and Evanston
That’s Some Farmhouse GLENCOE Perched on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, this 9,000-square-foot mansion started out, in the 1890s, as a farmhouse. Greatly expanded in the 1920s by Bruce MacLeish—at...
How Long Does a Foreclosure Take in Illinois?
Much longer than in 2007, which isn’t good news for solvent sellers
In the Loop, All That Jazz Is Now For Rent
A 1929 Loop skyscraper threatened with demolition just over a decade ago has come roaring back in the hands of new owners. It’s now nearing the end of its transition...
Obama Backers Sell in Winnetka
List Price: $2.395 million Sale Price: $2.15 million The Property: Howard Gottlieb and his wife, Anne, have sold their 11-room house on a secluded lane in Winnetka...
A Typical Chicago Backyard—on the 28th Floor
List Price: $3.35 million The Property: If you’re addicted to Chicago panoramas, I’ve found your drug. Views of Lake Michigan, the Chicago River, and the Ogden Slip surround the terrace...
Brandmeier’s River North Home on the Market; Rosie O’Donnell’s Sale Loss Follows Local Trend
Jonathon Brandmeier, the Chicago radio personality who took over the morning show at WGN Radio in December, has quietly had his six-story River North home for sale since June. The...
Five-Closures
Foreclosure sales are occurring in every kind of neighborhood. Here are five sales that closed within the last five weeks...