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Mr. T's Tree 'Massacre' Site Sells For $5 Million In Lake Forest
Built in 1910, the Two Gables estate on Green Bay Road has been restored and expanded since Mr. T's infamous 1987 deforestation.

Built in 1910, the Two Gables estate on Green Bay Road has been restored and expanded since Mr. T's infamous 1987 deforestation.

Designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw and built in 1909, the 15-acre property's privacy is enhanced by the adjacent nature preserve.

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Work on the 10,700-square-foot French Provincial estate was completed in 2009 after more than five years of construction.
Built in 1907, "Ellslloyd" was designed by New York architect Robert D. Kohn with help from its owner, Louis E. Laflin.
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The retired Chicago Bears linebacker sold the 9.4-acre property for $1.5 million Thursday after first listing it for $3 million in 2017.
A $1.2 million offer for a Lake Forest home designed by the prominent architect for his own family was accepted before it hit the market.
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The Stanley Anderson-designed mansion last purchased by the head of the parent company of Hefty Bag and Reynolds Wrap sold for $4.6 million.
The 11,000-square foot home was built in 1991 for the chief of what was formerly a Chicago-based salt, air bag and aerospace company.
Award-winning local architect Frank Klepitsch sold a Dutch Revival-style home he designed and built in 2007.
As buyers flock from the city to the suburbs, both towns saw the highest number of homes sold last year since the 1980s.
Built in 1962 and purchased in 2017 by a local interior designer and her husband, the house sold last week for more than double that amount.
The home was built on the site of the estate of one of the city's earliest residents for the granddaughter of his brother.
Built in 1933, the Edison Dick House in Lake Forest was first listed in 2009 for $6.8 million.
Declared the Armenian Church of Lake Bluff in 2007, the estate was first listed for $12.5 million in 2009 amid a flurry of lawsuits.
Designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw, the home was built for a meatpacking magnate in 1916 and hosted the Prince of Wales in 1924.
An offer was accepted for the only Wright-designed home in Lake Forest within 10 weeks of its listing.
Before demolishing a noted modernist mansion on a 26-acre lakefront parcel in Lake Bluff, its owners sought to sell it for $10 million.
Built by the founder of the Shedd Aquarium and long rumored to be haunted, Mayflower Place had been on the market for the past 13 years.
Hughes bought the home for $5.2 million shortly after the 2009 death of her filmmaker husband, John Hughes.
The French Provincial home first appeared on the market last month with an asking price of $2.65 million and an offer already pending.
Steps from downtown Lake Forest, the contemporary design on a historic property has been remodeled in recent years.
The final Wright-designed house on the North Shore completed before his death hit the market for the first time in 13 years.
The 4-acre neo-Palladian estate designed by Walter Frazier features a pool and a 400-foot private beach with a boathouse.
Designed by David Adler for the heir to a meatpacking fortune, the estate was first listed in 2014 with an $18 million asking price.
Designed by Navy Pier architect Charles Sumner Frost in 1897, the home's interior was remodeled in the 1930s by David Adler and his sister.
Blink and you'll miss the giraffe — every room of the never-before-lived-in west Lake Forest mansion has a different artistic theme.
The most expensive home to sell in either Lake Forest or Lake Bluff last year was purchased for $3.85 million.
Built in 1962 by Jerome Cerny, the five-bedroom's interior was redesigned by Lake Forest designer Megan Winters.
The head of a real estate investment firm sold a multi-million home with a pool and tennis court to the chief of an artificial turf company.
Built in 1872, this home can be yours for $1,299,000.
Built in 1920 behind an even larger Lake Forest estate, a seven-bedroom home that "needs work" was listed last week for $1.5 million.
When adjusted for inflation, two multi-million-dollar mansions sold in August changed hands for about half their prior sales prices.
This stunning Lake Forest mansion is ready for a new family.
Located two blocks from Lake Michigan, the French-inspired new construction sold Friday after more than three years on the market.
Listed at over $2 million above its assessed value, this contemporary home would Lake Forest's priciest of 2019 if its asking price was met.
The Lake Forest location of Mr. T's infamous felling of over 100 trees saw its asking price take a major trim after two years on the market.
See inside the home that offers a "resort-like feel in a totally private setting," according to its listing agent.
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