Modern Illinois

A Spectacular, Sprawling and Somewhat Mysterious Modern Home

I often tell clients of mine in the market to purchase a modern home that one of the biggest problems we have …

Purchased 13 years ago by the current owners, Wright’s Glore House is a spectacular – and rare 2-story – example of Usonian …

Styrofoam. Who’d have thought that I’d ever start off a story about a modern home with that particular one-word sentence? Not me, …

Last week we were having a particularly beautiful snowfall, and I decided that rather than hunker down indoors, I’d head out to …

When John Economos came to the United States from Greece, he had just $50 in his pocket. Decades later, he was well …

If you’ve been looking for a classicly-styled MCM ranch in the Chicago suburbs, this one might fit the bill. With plenty of …

Another one of my modern home listings has sold! This time, it’s the 1955 Dennis Blair home at 3335 Prairie Wind Road …

This beautifully-designed home, built in 2008, has returned! Be sure to read the story about this award-winning home and take a look …

It stands to reason that if you pair the right Architect with the right client, you end up with a special home. …

Don Erickson, easily my favorite local modernist architect, built an amazing home for himself and his family on 10 acres in Barrington …