Real Estate Agent Karen Skurie Visit my Website View Listings
Highland Park
579 Central Avenue
Highland Park, IL, 60035

Karen Poteshman Skurie is an experienced real estate broker associate with Baird & Warner Highland Park since 1991. Her immense knowledge of Highland Park and its surrounding suburbs in the North Shore area has aided her to be a top broker. Karen’s experience in real estate is apparent, she’s able to share valuable expertise with her clients when communicating the potential in a home. Karen’s energy, positive attitude, and ability to multitask play a major role in her success. She has also developed a reputation as an honest and passionate advocate who is truly interested in securing the best possible results for her clients. As a lifelong resident of Highland Park, she and her husband raised three children in the community and are active members of their synagogue. This connection to the area enables Karen to have developed a large network of trusted industry professionals and resources that have been beneficial to her clients. ​

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Testimonials

Nicole Klaucens

Mike Del Preto

Karen is a top-notch real estate agent with impressive market knowledge and negotiation skills. She helped us navigate a competitive seller's market and secured our ideal home. Her understanding of appraisals, inspections, and closing procedures was thorough. Karen's professionalism and dedication were exceptional throughout. Highly recommend!

Carol Milgram

Margie Brooks and Karen Skurie were very professional throughout all the ups and downs of selling our very large and historic property. They publicized our property beautifully. Marge and Karen were masterfully adept in negotiations which ultimately got us to the final sale. We highly recommend them to others looking to sell or buy property.

Christina Marshall

Karen is great. She’s direct but empathetic, very experienced but open to new ideas. Most importantly she is diligent and stokes momentum to ensure your property needs are met. I have worked with her on 3 transactions, and I plan to partner with her again in the future.

Mark Gryl

Karen was great - thank you!

David Rolston

Karen was great to work with always staying in touch. She never made us felt as though we were a bother, instead making sure we felt comfortable with all aspects of our search through purchase. We won’t hesitate to call her again if we need a realtor again.

Arthur Callistein

It was through her relationships with other brokers that caused my house to sell without going to market. Karen is super responsive and thoroughly understands the north shore market. She made this transaction easy.

Nicole Klaucens

Karen was great and looking forward to having her sell my home next.

Arthur Callistein

Very knowledgeable of the market. Very responsive. A pleasure to work with.

Alec Fleischacker

Karen was absolutely fantastic to work with - she was incredibly responsive with all questions and throughout the process, and was super helpful in guiding us through the process! One small nit, but for first time homebuyers, the process was daunting and we had no idea what to expect (what are all of the steps, how long does each take, what needs to be completed for the next steps in the...

Angela J. Lee

Karen provided her expertise in the sale of our home. She looked out for our best interests. She was a caring professional.

Sergio Rubinstein

Karen Skurie represented me during my recent condo purchase, and she was attentive to every detail to ensure I was satisfied with the deal. She knows the market exceptionally well, and more importantly, she covers all aspects necessary for a smooth transition. Her professionalism, guidance, and experience were evident as she went above and beyond throughout the transaction. To say I am i...

Ellen Cohen

Karen Skurie is very easy to work with. She always communicated clearly and let me know how best to organize my house for showings.Karen immediately brought potential buyers for showings. She explained why she thought my apartment should be priced the way it was. I agreed. I believe it was on the market for only two weeks. It was really a pleasure to work with someone so honest and hardworking.

Allan Rosenblum

Karen was excellent. Knowledgeable and efficient. Made the entire process easy, considering selling property can be complicated. Would highly recommend her to anyone wanting to sell their property.

Debbie Masaracchia

Karen with her excellent market knowledge, strong initiative and network connections made my home selling such a positive experience, resulting in an optimum sales price!

Will Barnes

Kein Enriquez

Our family are very thankful for Karen. Sold our home fast with easy smooth transaction. Definitely recommend Karen as a realtor!

Gerald Richman

I do not think you can find a better agent to work with -

Barbara Merkel

Karen is a very knowledgeable agent. She is very accessible and responsive. In addition she is a lovely person!

Ellen C.

Quality of service was excellent! Karen really knows the real estate market on the North Shore. She exudes confidence. She suggests looking at properties that you might think you are not interested in, BUT when you look it turns out that she was right. She's very warm and outgoing. She also tells it like it is and I appreciate her honesty. I would recommend Karen Skurie to others and I w...

David Ho Kim

Karen was amazing to work with. She was reliable and our family enjoyed working with her. Thanks to her expertise whole process was a breeze. Would definitely recommend her to anyone who plans to buy / sell a home!

Bonnie Bomberg

Karen was extremely helpful with the sale of my home. She always responded promptly to my many questions. She has a good understanding of the local RE market. Karen was able to give me contractor referrals for work I wanted to do on my house in conjunction with the planned sale. I would highly recommend Karen as a realtor.

Jeremy Alonso

Karen was very patient with us and did an amazing job helping us both buy and sell and get everything lined up correctly. I would absolutely recommend her to the next person that asks me for a realtor in the area.

Daniela Floss

Karen was great. She was extremely responsive to all the questions that we had during the process of finding our new home and provided great feedback and advice.

Michael Elkes

Karen represented me with my purchase of a home professionally and with my best interests in mind. The transaction was smooth and Karen educated me all along the way. I highly recommend Karen, me and my family are very satisfied!

Roberto Ciampa

Great experience with Karen for the 2nd time. Our first purchase with her was 5 years ago.

Shilpa Szumski

We're so fortunate to have Karen Skurie as our family's real estate partner. Karen's expert knowledge and confidence carried us through a milestone home move. From the get-go, Karen hit the ground running - even before we did! She was an A+ in terms of pre-market networking, coordinating showings, researching and recommending property values, and much, much more we are certain. When nego...

Shilpa S

We're so fortunate to have Karen Skurie as our family's real estate partner. Karen's expert knowledge and confidence carried us through a milestone home move. From the get-go, Karen hit the ground running - even before we did! She was an A+ in terms of pre-market networking, coordinating showings, researching and recommending property values, and much, much more we are certain. When n...

Craig Blietz

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Phyllis Steiner

Karen gave extraordinary effort to sell our property in a difficult market. She found potential buyers and had many showings. She found the right one and we’ve closed this week. Hurray!

Phyllis Steiner

A pleasure working with Karen - she worked so hard for us

Robert Goodman

Karen stayed with us through a turbulent market adapting to vastly changing conditions and advising as things changed. I never had to consider if I had the right agent even through these challenging conditions.

Robert G

Karen stayed with us through a turbulent market adapting to vastly changing conditions and advising as things changed. I never had to consider if I had the right agent even through these challenging conditions.

Sandra Gordon

Karen is an excellent Realtor. She gave a precise, informative market evaluation. This is when I knew I was in capable hands with Baiird and Warner. Her expertise in marketing our home was superior. Baird and Warner is very lucky to have such a sterling Realtor.

Sandra G

Karen is an excellent Realtor. She gave a precise, informative market evaluation. This is when I knew I was in capable hands with Baiird and Warner. Her expertise in marketing our home was superior. Baird and Warner is very lucky to have such a sterling Realtor.

Michael Becker

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Mike Becker

Karen is an outstanding broker. Her professionalism, resourcefulness, market knowledge and friendly, approachable style are unsurpassed. She is a pleasure to work with and remained focused and positive in achieving our goal despite difficult market conditions.

Susan Camin

Karen recently sold my house after almost two years of hard work and a few near misses. Working with Karen during this time was always a pleasure. She was there for me 27/7 and was always supportive and kind. This was a very difficult ordeal for me as I started the selling process a couple of months after the death of my husband. I had lived in the house for 27 years and if was very diff...

Valentina & Roman

It has been our pleasure to work with Karen. Not only she is very knowledgeable about the real estate market and gives valuable advice, but she is also very attentive to her clients' unique needs and addresses them in a very professional manner. We'd gladly recommend Karen as a realtor to our friends in the future!

David Copeland

Without Karen we would still be in our old house wondering if we could ever move. Her persistence over 7 years finally paid off when she helped us find the ideal house and sell ours for a very good price. I have recommended Karen to many friends and look forward to trying to send her more business.

Rosemary Hunt

Karen was the second realtor I used to sell a townhouse in a very difficult market. She held several open houses and was always available to talk to me. I would have given 5 stars if I got a price closer to asking, but in the end it was my decision based on Karen's good advice.

Elizabeth

Karen was beyond a pleasure to work with. She was available whenever we needed her and was very professional in every aspect of our sale and our purchase. Karen was calm and thorough throughout the negotiations. Karen showed us houses for years until we finally found the perfect house and she never made us feel like we were taking up her time. Every meeting, showing, inspection etc Karen...

Daniel Nickow

Karen is amazing. She worked nonstop to find our new home. Karen is the best!

Victoria Lee

Knowledgeable and extremely responsive, definitely recommend.

Estate Of Sandra Schur

Karen Poteshman Skurie was great!

Lisa Conway

We really appreciated Karen's help! As she said, rentals are going to go quickly relative to selling and we were so happy to have a rental secured within a week. We will definitely be looking for her help again when this lease expires.

David Whiting

Karen knows the North Shore well. She has excellent credentials and skills as a realtor She was able to give me excellent advice from her initial visit through the closing. She guided me through the bidding to the negotiations over price and closing. I would recommend her highlry

Fred Caplan

Karen available whenever I had a question she was always able to answer my questions and provided a good support during the time fromlisting to contract

Jodi Scott

Karen did an awesome job helping us update necessary items in the house so we'd be ready to sell. She was very clear and helped us get the maximum for our house. We are more than pleased with our experience.

Dori B

Karen is an outstanding broker. She is knowledgeable, professional, responsive and easy to work with.

Sandra F

I as so happy to be working with Karen. She is trustworthy, knowledgable about the market, she represented me in a way in which I was proud to have her as my advocate. She really made buying and selling painless and fun. I had an excellent experience.

Rebecca D

Karen is the best! As first-time home buyers, she made the process easy for us every step of the way. Starting out without a clear idea of what we were looking for, Karen helped us focus our search and constantly adjusted the houses she showed us based on our feedback. Once we found the house we loved, she was invaluable through the offer and negotiation process, inspection, and closin...

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Karen was very prompt in returning calls.   We choose Karen Skurie because she was a referral from a friend who used Karen to sell their house. Yes!  We definitely recommend Karen.

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I cold called the Baird and Warner office and was connected with Karen.   Karen was superb- not pushy- very helpful.  She did an excellent job with her comps.   Yes I would recommend Karen and we would use her again.  Baird and Warner is lucky to have such a professional on staff.  

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Karen is an old friends daughter.  She is a very hard worker and extremely honorable and confident.  We would recommend her.

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I would definately use Karen again.  She extends herself beyond other brokers that we came in contact with.    

My Listings

$208,941
  • 1 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 716 sqft
2220 Founders Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062
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$335,000
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,600 sqft
1695 2nd Street, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$675,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,200 sqft
  • 0.25 Acreage
1236 Cavell Avenue, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$899,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 2 Partial Baths
  • 2,552 sqft
  • 0.21 Acreage
1155 Hackberry Road, Deerfield, IL 60015
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$9,500.00
  • 4 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 3,076 sqft
526 Orchard Lane, Winnetka, IL 60093
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$1,950,000
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  • 7 Beds
  • 5 Full Baths
  • 2 Partial Baths
  • 5,700 sqft
2623 Harrison Street, Evanston, IL 60201
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$1,650,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 3,330 sqft
203 Prospect Avenue, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$3,200,000
  • 6 Beds
  • 7 Full Baths
  • 2 Partial Baths
  • 9,625 sqft
  • 1.34 Acreage
1630 Ridge Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$3,930,000
  • 6 Beds
  • 6 Full Baths
  • 2 Partial Baths
  • 9,332 sqft
  • 1.78 Acreage
808 Prairie Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
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$525,000
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 2,319 sqft
  • 0.17 Acreage
453 Longfellow Avenue, Deerfield, IL 60015
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$4,900.00
  • 4 Beds
  • 4 Full Baths
  • 2,300 sqft
1052 Margret Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016
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$529,900
  • 3 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 1,947 sqft
  • 0.20 Acreage
1873 White Lake Drive, Antioch, IL 60002
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$5,900.00
  • 4 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 3,330 sqft
2175 Kipling Lane, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$799,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 2 Partial Baths
  • 2,416 sqft
1255 Shermer Road, Northbrook, IL 60062
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$1,249,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$1,240,000
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  • 5 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 3,272 sqft
, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$1,000,000
  • 5 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 4,121 sqft
  • 0.45 Acreage
990 Heather Road, Deerfield, IL 60015
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$1,950,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 4 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 4,750 sqft
775 Stonegate Drive, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$599,999
  • 4.13 Acreage
0 Deerfield Road, Riverwoods, IL 60015
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$495,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,370 sqft
  • 0.20 Acreage
1041 Arbor Lane, Glenview, IL 60025
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$850,000
  • 5 Beds
  • 4 Full Baths
  • 2,812 sqft
  • 0.11 Acreage
142 Roman Lane, Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047
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$635,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,528 sqft
3373 Brook Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$839,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 3,277 sqft
  • 0.46 Acreage
242 Aspen Lane, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$499,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,316 sqft
  • 0.29 Acreage
543 Sparrow Court, Lindenhurst, IL 60046
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My Past Sales

271 Terrace Place , Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
$580,000
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  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,446 sqft
  • 0.21 Acreage
271 Terrace Place, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
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2220 Founders Way , Unit P102, Northbrook, IL 60062
$521,778
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,608 sqft
2220 Founders Way, Northbrook, IL 60062
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2439 Cowper Avenue , Evanston, IL 60201
$390,500
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 900 sqft
2439 Cowper Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
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11 Fox Tail Court , Riverwoods, IL 60015
$1,050,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 3,107 sqft
  • 0.99 Acreage
11 Fox Tail Court, Riverwoods, IL 60015
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568 Burton Avenue , Highland Park, IL 60035
$885,000
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,409 sqft
568 Burton Avenue, Highland Park, IL 60035
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4018 Yorkshire Court , Northbrook, IL 60062
$1,110,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 2,900 sqft
  • 0.20 Acreage
4018 Yorkshire Court, Northbrook, IL 60062
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1352 S Estate Lane , Lake Forest, IL 60045
$3,400,000
Sold
  • 9 Beds
  • 11 Full Baths
  • 4 Partial Baths
  • 25,000 sqft
  • 7.50 Acreage
1352 S Estate Lane, Lake Forest, IL 60045
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81 Thomas Court , Grayslake, IL 60030
$2,700
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,696 sqft
81 Thomas Court, Grayslake, IL 60030
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1329 Ridgewood Drive , Highland Park, IL 60035
$4,000
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,650 sqft
1329 Ridgewood Drive, Highland Park, IL 60035
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1552 McCraren Road , Highland Park, IL 60035
$455,000
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 0.17 Acreage
1552 Mccraren Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
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2518 Hidden Oak (LOT 8) Circle , Highland Park, IL 60035
$1,214,900
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,900 sqft
2518 Hidden Oak (lot 8) Circle, Highland Park, IL 60035
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132 E Delaware Place , Unit 4905, Chicago, IL 60611
$810,000
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,470 sqft
132 E Delaware Place, Chicago, IL 60611
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1199 E Port Clinton Road , Unit 704, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
$507,000
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,651 sqft
1199 E Port Clinton Road, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
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1230 Fairfield Road , Glencoe, IL 60022
$1,775,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 4 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 4,007 sqft
1230 Fairfield Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
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1155 Hackberry Road, Deerfield, IL 60015
$550,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 2 Partial Baths
  • 2,156 sqft
  • 0.21 Acreage
1155 Hackberry Road, Deerfield, IL 60015
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1721 W MISSION HILLS Road , Unit 202, Northbrook, IL 60062
$665,000
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,450 sqft
1721 W Mission Hills Road, Northbrook, IL 60062
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853 Driscoll Court , Highland Park, IL 60035
$435,000
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
853 Driscoll Court, Highland Park, IL 60035
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456 Inverrary Lane , Deerfield, IL 60015
$245,000
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,188 sqft
456 Inverrary Lane, Deerfield, IL 60015
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1688 Green Bay Road, Unit 303, Highland Park, IL 60035
$825,000
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,112 sqft
1688 Green Bay Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
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1853 N Maud Avenue , Unit 1, Chicago, IL 60614
$1,475,000
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,778 sqft
1853 N Maud Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
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419 Sheridan Road , Highland Park, IL 60035
$740,000
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,067 sqft
  • 0.35 Acreage
419 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
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455 Newtown Drive , Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
$812,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,800 sqft
  • 0.22 Acreage
455 Newtown Drive, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
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29 Oxford Drive , Lincolnshire, IL 60069
$595,000
Sold
  • 5 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 2,776 sqft
  • 0.46 Acreage
29 Oxford Drive, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
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3117 Centennial Lane , Highland Park, IL 60035
$750,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,612 sqft
3117 Centennial Lane, Highland Park, IL 60035
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