Wilmette Residents Oppose Proposed Hotel
Lockerbie Lane is a residential cul-de-sac west of the Edens Expressway in Wilmette. In July, an Indiana hotel operator announced plans to build a 130-room Residence Inn by Marriott on...
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Tech Exec Sells “Epic” House in Hinsdale
List Price: $5.995 million Sale Price: $4.5 million The Property: This 17-room home in Hinsdale has an indoor pool, eight bedrooms and, according to the listing sheet, “four truly epic...
A Mies van der Wow Renovation
List Price: $779,000 The Property: Sixty years ago, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe changed the way Chicagoans—and people around the world—lived with his paired apartment towers at 860-880 Lake Shore...
Building Green in La Grange
With its farmhouse shape, Tony and Janet Lewandowski’s nearly finished new home in La Grange fits well among the traditionally styled homes on the block. But it differs from the...
Retired Banker Takes Big Loss on State Parkway Condo
List Price: $1,699,500 Sale Price: $1,550,000 The Property: A now-retired executive who joined the banking superstar Jamie Dimon in Chicago has now followed his old boss’s lead in another way:...
A Woodsy Retreat in Barrington Hills
List Price: $2.68 million The Property: Tom Ciaglia is a veteran builder in Barrington Hills, and for the most part, he says, buildable lots in that northwest suburb have either...
What’s the Hemisphere’s Tallest Residential Building? (Hint: It’s Not Here)
Chicagoans long ago got used to being snubbed by New York, but one thing that’s hard for New York to overlook is our enviable array of skyscrapers. In addition to...
Bill Wrigley Sells Three Properties in One Day
Lake Forest List Price: $6.9 million Sale Price: $5.6 million Gold Coast Sale Price: $6.7 million (for 2 condos) The Properties: On Thursday, Bill Wrigley closed on the sale of...
Playboy Mansion Condo Features Original 1899 Ballroom
List Price: $5.8 million The Property: When this Gold Coast mansion belonged to the surgeon George Isham and his wife, Katherine, its palatial ballroom hosted Theodore Roosevelt and Admiral Robert...
Foreclosure Crisis Sparks a Script
Stephanie Walker lost a home to foreclosure, but in the aftermath, she found her voice. She has blogged about it and put out an e-book about it. And on Sunday,...