Five Big, Spectacular Homes in the Chicago Suburbs
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.
Contributors: Whet Moser
Five North Shore Midcentury Homes
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.
Five Homes for Sale in the Southwest Suburbs
From fake Frank Lloyd Wright, to a home within an Orland Park oasis, to a sprawling, sunny ranch with a horse barn, you can find a lot of green space by going south.
Five Gorgeous Wisconsin Homes Near Chicago
Racine and Kenosha offer historic elegance near (or on) Lake Michigan if you want the opulence of the North Shore with the coziness of Oak Park or Riverside.
Five Unique Northwest Indiana Homes
The Region is a hot housing market right now, but we found five homes of different prices and looks for you.
Five Homes In and Around Albany Park
Get a real bungalow, or a fake castle, in a green, well-located North Side neighborhood.
Five Homes You Can Walk to a Cubs or Sox Game From
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 that define it.
Five Getaway Homes Near (But Not Too Near) Chicago
Buy your own island, a place in the dunes, or an 1860s cabin as a place to summer (or winter) out of the city.
Five Penthouses on the Chicago Market
Move into a luxury condo from the roaring ’20s… or a penthouse that’s a house on the top of (a)p(artm)ent.
Chicago Homes With Bars
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 elevated old houses.