Saleema Syed

Saleema Syed is a deputy senior content editor in charge of Life+Travel. Syed has worked for the Chicago Tribune for more than 20 years and previously was an editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Address: 155 S. Deere Park Drive, Highland Park Price: $1,599,000 Listed: April 11, 2024 This three-bedroom mid-century ranch, designed by modernist architect and designer Samuel Marx, sits at the end of a cul-de-sac in the South Deere Park area of Highland Park. The floor plan includes an entry foyer, a den with a wet bar, a cook's kitchen with granite counters and a breakfast area, and a dining room and living room with a fireplace. The bedroom wing includes an en suite guest bedroom, and a primary suite with a dressing area and multiple closets, a spa-like bathroom and an office.

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Highland Park 3-bedroom home with enclosed porch: $1.6M

June 11, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 155 S. Deere Park Drive, Highland Park Price: $1,599,000 Listed: April 11, 2024 This three-bedroom mid-century ranch, designed by modernist architect and designer Samuel Marx, sits at the end...

Bucktown 5-bedroom house with glass and gold staircase: $3.8M

June 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 2015 W. Shakespeare Ave., Chicago Price: $3,845,000 Listed: April 15, 2024 This five-bedroom, 4½-bathroom home was renovated by Italian designer Pininfarina and features espresso hardwood floors, a color-changing Aquafire...

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Bucktown 6-bedroom home with limestone fireplace: $4M

May 30, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 1806 N. Wood St., Chicago Price: $3,995,000 Listed: May 7, 2024 This single-family home has six bedrooms, 5½ baths and six outdoor spaces. The sunken living room has vaulted...

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Hinsdale 6-bedroom home with elevator, temperature-controlled wine cellar: $5M

May 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 327 S. Oak St., Hinsdale Price: $4,995,000 Listed: April 4, 2024 This six-bedroom home has six full bathrooms and two half-baths. The house features walnut floors, a temperature-controlled wine...

Downers Grove 4-bedroom home with heated sunroom: $2.5M

May 14, 2024 at 11:24 a.m.

Address: 5317 Turvey Court, Downers Grove Price: $2,500,000 Listed: April 3, 2024 This four-bedroom home has four full bathrooms, two half baths and heated Jerusalem Stone flooring. The great room...

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Northbrook 6-bedroom home with double-bridal staircase and model train room: $3.3M

April 30, 2024 at 5:43 p.m.

Address: 2370 White Oak Drive, Northbrook Price: $3,295,000 Listed: Feb. 26, 2024 This Northbrook home has a two-story foyer that leads to a double-bridal staircase; look up to see the...

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Deerfield 5-bedroom home with sunroom and swimming pool: $1.1M

April 23, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.

Address: 405 Deerfield Road, Deerfield Price: $1,150,000 Listed: April 9, 2024 Built in 1921, this home has been renovated but preserves some of its original architectural details. The foyer with...

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Highland Park 6-bedroom home with indoor swimming pool: $3.5M

April 9, 2024 at 7:54 a.m.

Address: 493 Hazel Ave., Highland Park Price: $3,500,000 Listing date: March 22, 2024 This six-bedroom home sits on more than an acre in the center of Highland Park and has...

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Living together key to marriage disaster

August 20, 2021 at 4:33 a.m.

Nearly 4 million unmarried couples cohabitate, according to U.S. Census data, a trend that is likely to increase the divorce rate (already at 50 percent), since the risk of divorce...

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