Articles filed under Neighborhoods
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Neighborhood profile: Stillwater
Oct 21, 2016 6:00 AM - The Stillwater subdivision is a sought-after clubhouse community that offers buyers upscale custom homes, excellent schools and a convenient location on Naperville's southwest side. -
Newport Cove in neighborhood profile
Aug 19, 2016 6:00 AM - Three model cottage homes take center stage at Newport Cove, a planned community that offers year-round resort-style living with a private 105-slip state-of-the-art marina. -
Promontory in neighborhood profile
Aug 5, 2016 6:00 AM - In the 1980s, the Promontory subdivision in Long Grove was the site of the Parade of Homes, a showcase where visitors toured builders' model homes to view the newest building trends. -
Lions Park in neighborhood profile
Jul 29, 2016 5:00 AM - The popular Lions Park neighborhood in Mount Prospect began as part of the suburban movement that followed World War II in the 1950s. During that period, the village's population increased 370 percent to 18,906 residents. Randhurst Shopping Center was built in this period of growth when the village was attracting new industry and light manufacturing. -
Hawthorne in neighborhood profile
Jul 15, 2016 5:00 AM - The Hawthorne subdivision is one of several areas in Wheaton that offered new housing for veterans returning home from World War II. Many of the original owners were airline pilots who served in the war and then became commercial pilots. -
River Run in neighborhood profile
Jul 1, 2016 6:00 AM - One of Naperville's premier subdivisions, River Run, offers homebuyers a clubhouse community with pool and tennis courts, beautiful custom homes on large lots and excellent schools. These amenities drew Mark and Terri Niedershulte to River Run almost 20 years ago when they were looking for a larger home and yard. -
Madrona Village in neighborhood profile
Jun 17, 2016 5:00 AM - Madrona Village offers a rural ambience near forest preserves, recreation along the Chain O' Lakes and excellent schools. "This part of Round Lake is pretty rural" with a lot of nature and protected lands on the outskirts of the neighborhood, said Matthew Leonard, broker associate with RE/MAX Center in Grayslake. "There are a lot of forest preserve parks and trails, and families like that. Some people move to the subdivision specifically because of the nature preserves." -
Eastchester in neighborhood profile
Jun 10, 2016 5:00 AM - Thirty years ago, when Jan and Eric Pennacchia looked at blueprints of a new home and saw two walk-in closets in the master bedroom, that's all it took -- they were sold on the house. The couple purchased the home in the Eastchester subdivision in Wheeling even before any models were built. "At that time, it was very unusual to see two walk-in closets in a master bedroom," Jan Pennacchia said. "And we loved it." -
Moehling Farm in neighborhood profile
May 27, 2016 1:00 AM - The Moehling Farm subdivision sits on land that was once Irvin Moehling's great grandfather's 1865 farm, where he grew corn and soybeans on his 200 acres. In the late 1990s and later, much of the land was harvested by real estate developers. -
The Reserve at Barrington
May 20, 2016 2:00 AM - David Weekley Homes will host the grand opening on Tuesday, May 24, at The Reserve at Barrington, a community of 43 luxury residences in a gated setting with walking trails and preserved natural areas.
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