Real Estate

There are many ways to stay cool in the summer, not the least of which is using fans to blow air across your body.

The suit alleges the company failed to remit property tax payments to the county, causing some low-income Chicagoans to lose their homes.

Q: I had medical issues come up requiring me to leave and move out. I was told I would owe two months’ rent penalty. Who can I call to help me and why doesn’t the landlord do something when it comes to seniors?

1325 N. Astor St., No. 13, Chicago: $3,499,000 | Listed: June 6, 2023

This six-bedroom David Adler-designed home has six bathrooms, three outdoor terraces, a checkered-floor entrance hall and a living room with three distinct seating areas. The kitchen features stone counters, a La Cornue range and a butler’s pantry. The primary bedroom suite has a private office and dressing room, a fireplace, dual bathrooms and custom closets. A library with built-ins, a marble staircase, antique fireplaces, custom millwork and herringbone hardwood flooring complete this home.

Agent: Dawn McKenna and Victoria Rezin, Coldwell Banker, 815-325-7811

*Some listing photos are “virtually staged,” meaning they have been digitally altered to represent different furnishing or decorating options.

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The Village Hall building is prized by many residents in architecturally savvy Oak Park for its striking angular design.

6126 Plymouth St., Downers Grove: $1,450,000 | Listed: June 15, 2023

This six-bedroom home has four full bathrooms, one half bath, two fireplaces, a covered front porch and an office nook with built-in shelving. The primary bedroom suite, located on its own level, has a bathroom with double sinks, a tub and a separate shower. The finished basement offers a recreation room, a theater room, a game area and an entertainment kitchen. The backyard features a blue stone patio, a fire pit and a built-in grill. A three-car garage, a dining room butler’s pantry and architectural details like a barrel ceiling complete this home.

Agent: Elaine Pagels, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, 630-601-8558

*Some listing photos are “virtually staged,” meaning they have been digitally altered to represent different furnishing or decorating options.

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Over the last 50 years, Oak Park has succeeded in transforming itself from a majority-white enclave to a more racially diverse community. But some say new pressures from a lack of affordable housing to sky-high property taxes and lingering racial tensions threaten to undo those gains.

The sale is Winnetka’s highest-priced sale since billionaire Justin Ishbia paid $16 million last year for a mansion that he subsequently demolished