5 Summer Paradise Homes Waiting for You in Illinois

Come see the updates in this 3-bedroom home: freshly painted, new floor coverings, and a new kitchen with cabinetry and countertops.

Listing details: Final touches underway, ready in a few weeks. Located on a cul-de-sac in Lake Iroquois Subdivision, enjoy country views and lake life perks like beach, pool, tennis, trails, and parks in summer; winter offers sledding, skating, and fishing.

Stunning 5 bed, 5.5 bath historic residence on just under an acre lot in the desirable Cathedral neighborhood of Joliet. A welcoming front entry with curved staircase leads guests into a dramatic open first floor concept featuring a grand living room with fireplace, dining room, large family room with vaulted ceiling, large windows with views of the immaculate back yard, and second fireplace. Beautiful walnut floors, custom crown molding and wainscoting throughout. Abundant natural light radiates through floor to ceiling windows.

Listing details: Adjacent to the family room is the kitchen which features new appliances, custom cabinetry, granite countertop and backsplash, and a dinette area. An office/den with custom built in desk and shelving. Two half baths complete the main level. The second level features a primary suite retreat with a bath featuring an oversized shower, custom vanity and cedar walk-in closet. Three guest bedrooms, one with an en-suite bathroom and large closets. Additional full bathroom and laundry room complete the second level. Newly finished walk out basement with recreation room, bedroom, full bathroom, and laundry room. This exquisitely newly renovated home is surrounded by a professional landscaped lush lawn and majestic trees. Oversized inground pool, second patio with firepit and grill. New screened in porch with heater, full outdoor kitchen and bathroom with a shower. All new exterior lighting as well. This outdoor oasis makes this a perfect retreat in all seasons!

Magnificent! Set on nearly 5 acres in a prestigious, O’Fallon Schools subdivision, this exquisite home blends luxury with nature’s tranquility. Featuring three levels of allure, offering everything you desire and more. 5 beds/6 baths, each designed with privacy in mind, including a stunning main level ensuite with sitting area and deck access and an upper-level Jr suite.

Listing details: Gourmet chefs kitchen equipped with top of the line appliances is ideal for culinary enthusiasts. Enjoy the hearth room, living room, and breakfast area, where expansive windows frame picturesque wildlife and lush surroundings. Recreational lower level is unmatched. Wet bar, billiards, media area are all enhanced with effortless in/ outdoor entertaining. Saltwater pool – surrounded by meticulously landscaped grounds with native grasses, make for an entertainer’s paradise. Additional acreage provides ample space and nature trails for outdoor activities. Impeccable design and luxurious amenities, makes every day feel like a retreat.

Rarely available single family row home on West Loop’s most charming tree-lined residential street. Extensively renovated in 2020, this 4-bedroom, 4.5 bath home spread over 4 levels comes with a two car garage and multiple outdoor spaces. The curb appeal of this home is evident from the first glance, with the limestone exterior in excellent condition, and brand- new front steps including security gate, and fresh parkway landscaping of boxwoods and pea gravel. The center staircase of this home and high ceilings throughout allows more generously proportioned living room and kitchen on the first floor. The living room’s fireplace and extra height windows make it light and airy in the summer and spring, and cozy and inviting in the fall and winter.

Listing details: The kitchen adjacent to the living room is a chef’s dream with Subzero fridge and freezer, Wolf range and oven, Bosch dishwasher and tons of cabinet space for storage! A moody powder room completes the first floor. The second level has another beautiful living space to use as another living room, children’s play room, you name it! Two bedrooms and two full bathrooms complete the second floor, with a back deck off one of the bedrooms. The third floor was completely reimagined during the 2020 renovation into a stunning, full floor primary suite. The generously sized bedroom includes California Closets, motorized blackout shades, an unbelievable view of the Chicago skyline framed perfectly by a huge picture window. The beautiful primary bathroom is equipped with double vanity, soaking tub, heated floors and a separate water closet. The primary suite is completed with an outdoor deck newly refinished with Trex decking. The garden level of this home provides tremendous flexibility complete with a kitchen and full bathroom, it can act as an extension of the single family home, an in-law suite, or an apartment or AirBnB for extra income – current owners garnered over $2200/mo in AirBnB income in 2023. Literally steps from incredible schools like The Gardner School, Skinner Elementary, and Whitney Young High School. Single family living in the West Loop is hard to find, call this beautiful example home.

Located on a secluded cul de sac near Lake Michigan and only a 4-minute drive to Lake Forest High School, this classic English Country home appears to have been there for generations. Perfectly set on its spectacular 1.4-acre ravine property, it’s a rare nd in the heart of very east Lake Bluff! Custom-designed and built in 2001 by Rick Swanson, it embodies the best of all worlds: the classicism and craftsmanship of an older North Shore estate, combined with the modern technology and lower maintenance of newer construction. Its setting is unique: the slope into one of Lake Bluff’s most extraordinary deep ravines allows for multi-level lawn and garden areas accented by beautiful stone garden walls, blue stone patios.

Listing details: It features a stunning swimming pool as the focal point of the very private back yard. Built for both grand scale entertaining and intimate family living, this 7,418 square foot home features 5 + bedrooms; 7.1 baths; 6 replaces; 10-foot ceilings on the rst oor and 9-foot ceilings on the second oor; a greenhouse; and an attached 4-car garage. An elegant rst oor bedroom suite can be a second primary suite, or a lovely guest suite. There is also a luxurious nished walkout basement that leads to a patio area overlooking the deep and forested ravine. A signicant home like this rarely becomes available in a lifetime.