Modern Illinois

It’s Back! A Fantastic Poured Concrete House with an Indoor Pool!

Several years back I wrote a piece about this very cool home in Rolling Meadows, and then listed the house for sale. …

I just saw that this home, designed by architect Walter Carlson, came to market in Barrington Hills today. I’m very familiar with …

Last year, many people became familiar with the name Tivadar Balogh when his former personal residence in Plymouth, Michigan caused a stir …

“Before my parents had this house built, we lived in a little, perfectly rectangular 3-bedroom box by the Glenview Junior High,” says …

There aren’t many neighborhoods in the Chicago suburbs that you could point to as having a lot of mid-century modern homes, but …

In the Chicago suburbs, mid-century modern homes are almost all custom. Sure, there are a few areas where you know you’re likely …

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of helping my clients sell their beautiful atrium house in Barrington Hills. Set on 5 …

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, …