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Get an indoor pool in a swinging Brutalist house, a cabin with a horse barn by a forest preserve for under $500,000, or a midcentury modern woodland estate.

Take the A-frame... or the pomo house with a midcentury pedigree, or the Lake Bluff manse on an actual lake bluff and views to match.

From a modestly sized and priced no-HOA townhome to a supersized split-level designed by "the Blonde Builder of the Suburbs," the simple style offers a lot of options.

Get a real bungalow, or a fake castle, in a green, well-located North Side neighborhood.

From a graystone to a starter loft apartment to a nicely renovated old worker's cottage, you can find homes that reflect the city's history by the homes of two teams...

Buy your own island, a place in the dunes, or an 1860s cabin as a place to summer (or winter) out of the city.

You can find very 1970s wet bars throughout the region—whether in a classic Northwest side bungalow of the era, a late-midcentury ranch in Rolling Meadows, or snuck into older, more...

It's a tight market, but if you're willing to compromise, you can find a nice space at a decent price in neighborhoods throughout the city.

From a woodsy Palatine roundhouse, to a cozy Mettawa country estate, to a midcentury-modern revival in Elmhurst, take a look at some of the coolest places to lounge around in...

Pick a penthouse in Park Ridge, or a Willow Springs townhouse in between bike trails and hiking paths.