Chicago Illinois Real Estate Blog

James and Dina Vanderwoud sold a four-bedroom, three-bath home at 1218 N. Grove Ave. in Oak Park to Lydia M. Connor for $694,000 on Jan. 28.
The 2,775-square-foot bungalow was built in 1929 in the Northwest Oak Park neighborhood.
Mr. Vanderwoud is a lawyer with his own private practice in Oak Park. He specializes in counseling corporate [...]

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Robert J. DeMento, Cristina Elena and Weschler Demento bought a three-bedroom, three-bath condo at 2027 N. Howe St. in Lincoln Park from Christine and Robert Gilmore for $752,500 on Jan. 28.
The Gilmores bought Unit #1 for $775,000 in Aug. 2001. The 3,125-square-foot unit is one of three units in the development at 2027 N. Howe [...]

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Derek and Rachael Vander Heide have listed for sale a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 2225 W. Medill Ave. in Bucktown for $730,000.
The Vander Heides paid $640,500 for the property in March 2007. The 2,269-square-foot home was built in 1869. Steven Jurgens of Chicago Home Estates is the agent for the listing.
Mr. Vander Heide is of [...]

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Michael and Elizabeth Kreibich bought a four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 1422 Forever Ave. in Libertyville from Diane and James D. Anda for $480,000 on Feb. 4.
The 2,589-square-foot house was built in 1988 in the Libertyville West neighborhood.
Mr. Kreibich is an attorney in the Buffalo Grove office of the law firm Kovitz Shifrin Nesbit.
He previously was [...]

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Terence H. Campbell and Liane Jackson bought a four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 2242 W. Melrose St. in Roscoe Village from Matthew R. Phelan and Nicole M. Debruin for $910,000 on Jan. 6.
Phelan and Debruin bought the property for $912,500 in July 2007. The 2,132-square-foot house was built in 1911.
Campbell is a partner and attorney with [...]

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Raymond and Tracey Santowski have listed for sale a four-bedroom, three-bath home at 5N775 Acacia Lane in Medinah for $569,900.
The Santowski paid $645,000 for the property in Aug. 2006. The 3,135-square-foot house was built in 1985 in the Medinah South neighborhood. Karen Dumais of Prudential American Heritage is the listing agent for the home.
Mr. Santowski [...]

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Frank and Myriam Warren sold a five-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 834 E. 44th St. in Bronzeville to Craig and Owinda Marchbanks for $375,000 on Jan. 7.
The Warrens bought the property for $318,000 in Jan. 2001. The 3,154-square-foot house was built in 2001.
Ms. Warren serves as a special counsel at Faegre & Benson in their Minnesota [...]

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Colby and Linda Lamberson bought a six-bedroom, six-bath home at 1314 N. La Salle St. in Old Town from Roger Luri for $2.75 million on Jan. 6.
Mr. Luri, along with Christine Luri, acquired the property in Jan. 2006. The 4,214-square-foot house was built in 1890.
Mr. Lamberson has been a managing partner at the Consolidated Trading, [...]

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Mark Birkett has listed for sale a two-bedroom, 2.5-bath condo at 3057 N. Clifton Ave. in Lake View for $499,000.
Unit# 1 is part of the Clifton-Barry Condos. Tommy Hicks of Kale Realty is the listing agent.
Birkett is the vice president at GE Antares Capital in Chicago. He worked for Raytheon as a financial analyst.
He earned [...]

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