All Entries in the "Lake" Category
Lake County Home Building Remodeling Expo
It’s back, it’s bigger, it’s better than ever, and you’re invited! Mark your calendars today for Lake County’s Home Building and Remodeling Expo to be held January 13-15 at the new Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. If remodeling your Chicago real estate or finishing that seemingly unfinishable home project is a New Year’s resolution, the [...]
Not So Big House in Libertyville
Just north of Chicago in Libertyville is the SchoolStreet Not So Big Showhouse. This charming bit of Chicago real estate was designed by best-selling author and architect, Sarah Susanka. The house is open for tours on Saturdays (9 a.m. -4 p.m.) and Sundays (1 p.m.-4 p. m.) through May 20, 2012. SchoolStreet is a walkable, [...]
Famous Metro Chicago Real Estate For Sale
I grew up on John Hughes movies, many of which were filmed in impressive parcels of Chicago real estate located right here around the North Shore. Now, the North Shore home in which Hughes wrote many of those classics has been put up for sale. The 11,233-square-foot estate, located within a block of Lake Michigan [...]
Metro Chicago Real Estate Fetches $7 Million
Looks like someone is doing alright in this tough Chicago real estate market. A Lake Forest estate pulled in $7.2 million last week, the most paid for a single-family home in this area in 2011. And, it sold in less than a year. The lakefront property at 303 Bluff’s Edge Drive in the affluent North [...]
County Declares State of Emergency
As more than 100,000 metro Chicago real estate owners and renters deal with the fourth day of no power following Monday’s violent storms, some of them can take solace in knowing that they might be getting some financial help. Lake County was the hardest hit area by the storms and power outages, and as a [...]
