List Price: $1.048 million
The Property: From its green tile roof to the frieze over the front windows and entry, this Oak Park house offers a classic welcome. Its Mediterranean exterior speaks of the 1930s, but inside, where the grace of that era is still intact in the large rooms, walnut doors, and vintage features, the home has been entirely updated in the past eight years—that is, since the interior designer Amy Calain moved in... Read more
Separate bills working their way through the Illinois House and Senate contradict one another on a central point. One says distressed properties in a surrounding neighborhood should be considered in an evaluation of a home’s value; the other says that information is not relevant... Read more
List Price: $5.375 million
Sale Price: $5.1 million
The Property: Last week, Steve and Kim Prosniewski—he’s a trader who produced a 2010 movie about the decline of Chicago’s trading floors—completed the sale of their 15-room Winnetka home... Read more
List Price: $1.99 million
The Property: Two distinct eras in Lincoln Park’s history—its late-1870s boom years and its 1970s revival—coexist beautifully in this row house. The façade’s decorative cornice and carved window coping are hallmarks of the first era, while inside, the gracefully curved hanging staircase and piano-shaped ceiling of the master bedroom are signs of the second era’s inventiveness... Read more
ARE WE THERE YET?: Gregory Crecos, head of head-hunting firm Gregory Michaels & Associates, sells a distinctive, renovated home that includes an elevator and expanded coach house Read more
With spring upon us, the rental market is starting to bloom, too. And renting downtown has never been hotter, with several swanky new buildings—EnV, 200², and 215 West—having opened in the past year... Read more