Frank Lloyd Wright + Octagons + Good Price = Headline!
The Oak Park house needs work, but it's a deal—and this 1897 structure shows how Wright created the new Prairie style.
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The Oak Park house needs work, but it's a deal—and this 1897 structure shows how Wright created the new Prairie style.
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New owners revived a home that once belonged to Jesse Binga, a pioneering black developer and banker in Chicago.
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A reader, Keala, asks what kind of home investment makes the most sense for her—a single woman with no kids.
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For $2.4 million, someone got a pretty nice place—and a killer Japanese garden—at the top of the Contemporaine in River North.
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A breezy central courtyard. A ballroom in the basement. There's a lot to love about this gorgeous, renovated 1925 home.
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A new study shows that most buyers don't really read their mortgage forms. That's a huge risk. Hint: Get a lawyer.
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Someone Paid $829,900 in Cash on the First Day This Ukrainian Village Home Went Up For SaleA buyer ponied up the money in a flash once this immaculate, 4,000 square foot, 11-year-old home hit the market. |
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A Gold Coast Designer Duplex Sold for $4.05 millionIt was the highest price on record for the 39-story building. |
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It's So Hard To Choose Between These Two Lake Forest MansionsIf you're in the Lake Forest historic mansion market with a few million to spend, you've got a couple of options right now. |
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Prize-Winning Woodlawn Condo CompletedNorthbrook builder erects final structure in South Side quartet |
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Condo Prices Fall on Lemont CondosDeveloper tugs down cost of Lemont properties near historic channel |
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Overbuilt West Loop Condo BargainsBelgravia buys project's foreclosed condos, then passes along savings |

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