Real Estate
Illinois Wow! House Roundup: Want A Free Mansion?
Plus a "slice of paradise" and a celebrity home.

Are you in the market for a new home or just a real estate buff? Here’s a look at some of the properties making a splash in Chicagoland.

This 120-year-old mansion is free to a good home ... but there's a catch. Regardless, the historic house is up for grabs on Craigslist to anyone willing to save it from the wrecking ball: Want A Free 19th-Century Mansion in Wheaton? It’s Yours if You Can Move It

The former home of '80s soft rock icon Richard Marx is still "Right Here Waiting" for a buyer nearly two and a half years after it was first listed for $18 million: Richard Marx's Lake Bluff Mansion Relisted For $11.3M
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If you're looking for lakefront views — plus a gorgeous pool, gazebo and amazing backyard space — this could be the house for you: Wow! House: 'Slice of Paradise' up For Grabs on the Fox River

This stunning Glen Ellyn home is close to all the amenities but offers plenty of places to relax, from a Juliet balcony to a hot tub to gorgeous grounds: Georgian Mansion with Koi Pond and Four Fireplaces
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This four-story home is huge, but luckily, there's an elevator to take you wherever you need to go: 35-Foot Indoor Pool And An Elevator: $3 Million Riverfront House In Naperville
Illinois Homes for Sale
Still want more? Browse homes for sale in the Chicago area:
North Shore and North Suburbs
- Deerfield
- Evanston
- Glenview
- Highland Park
- Lake Forest
- Niles-Morton Grove
- Northbrook
- Skokie
- Wilmette-Kenilworth
- Winnetka-Glencoe
Northwest Suburbs
- Algonquin
- Arlington Heights
- Barrington
- Buffalo Grove
- Crystal Lake
- Elgin
- Grayslake
- Huntley
- Lake Zurich
- Libertyville
- Palatine
- Park Ridge
- Vernon Hills
West Suburbs
- Aurora
- Batavia
- Burr Ridge
- Darien
- Des Plaines
- Downers Grove
- Elmhurst
- Forest Park
- Geneva
- Glen Ellyn
- Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills
- La Grange
- Lisle
- Naperville
- Oak Brook
- Oak Park
- St. Charles
- Wheaton
- Western Springs
- Woodridge
South Suburbs and South Side
- Alsip-Crestwood
- Beverly-Mount Greenwood
- Chicago Heights
- Evergreen Park
- Frankfort
- Homewood-Flossmoor
- Mokena
- New Lenox
- Oak Forest
- Oak Lawn
- Orland Park
- Palos
- Chicago's South Side
- Tinley Park
Southwest Suburbs
Chicago Neighborhoods
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