The five highest-priced home sales reported in Oak Park & Near West Suburbs, Illinois for the week ending October 25, 2026 came to a combined $4.66 million. La Grange and Oak Park each had two of the five, and Western Springs had one. Four are single-family homes and one is a condominium, and the group runs from a home built in 1906 to a building completed in 2023.
No. 1 — $1,135,000 · 448 S Spring Ave, La Grange, Illinois
The top sale of the week is an American Foursquare from 1906 in La Grange’s Historic District, a few blocks from downtown La Grange and the commuter train. It sold for $1,135,000. The home sits on a landscaped corner lot of 0.34 acres, and a wraparound front porch runs along the front.
Inside, much of the original detail has been kept and restored: the woodwork, wide moldings, beamed ceilings, French doors and leaded glass windows, all over hardwood floors. A foyer leads to a large living room with a gas fireplace and to a formal dining room. The kitchen has been updated with refreshed cabinetry and new appliances, and it opens to the family room, with a mudroom for storage.
At 3,897 square feet over three stories, it is the largest home among the five and has the most bedrooms, with five, and the most bathrooms, with four. The primary suite is on the second floor, and the third floor has more bedrooms that can serve as guest rooms or an office. The finished basement adds a recreation room, a playroom, laundry and a renovated bath.
Outside, the front and side yards were redesigned with cut-stone beds, pavers and perennial plantings around mature landscaping, and there is a deck and a patio. A detached garage for two and a half cars has a storage loft and workroom. The property last sold for $675,000 in 2018.
The home went under contract two days after it was listed and sold for $46,000 above its asking price of $1.089 million. Lindsey Paulus, CNC, of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate was the listing agent, and Sarah Swanson of Compass represented the buyer. The listing was one of three in this week’s Top 5 for @properties Christie’s International Real Estate.
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No. 2 — $1,072,500 · 1101 Rossell Ave, Oak Park, Illinois
In Oak Park, a renovated brick Mediterranean bungalow from 1927 at 1101 Rossell Avenue sold for $1,072,500. Its tile roof has been restored, and the grounds were professionally landscaped with irrigation, outdoor lighting and two flagstone patios.
The home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 3,686 square feet of finished space. The main level has a redesigned kitchen with a sunny breakfast room, a formal dining room and a living room with a gas fireplace, along with two bedrooms, a den that works as an office, and a full bath. The primary suite takes up the upper level on its own. Below, the finished basement has a recreation area, two flex rooms, a full bath and its own entrance, which suits guests, work at home or relatives living together.
The property last sold for $615,000 in 2008. Andrew Gagliardo of Compass was the listing agent, and Mark C Fischer of Redfin Corporation represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,050,000 · 5912 Sunset Ave, La Grange, Illinois
In La Grange, a Prairie-style home built in 2003 at 5912 Sunset Avenue sits in La Grange Highlands, on 0.46 acres with mature trees. It sold for $1,050,000 after going under contract three days after it was listed, $123,000 above its asking price of $927,000. The property last sold for $193,500 in 1999, before the current home was built.
The design leans on Prairie-style craftsmanship: custom oak millwork and built-ins, casement windows, 10-foot ceilings and barrel ceilings. In the living room, a floor-to-ceiling fireplace faced in stacked stone is open on two sides, and its back can be seen from the private office. French doors in the Prairie style lead from the living room to the patio, and the dining room has a built-in serving counter and its own door outside. The kitchen has granite counters, cherry cabinetry and a walk-in pantry.
A sunroom finished in pine, with a vaulted ceiling, a skylight, a heated floor and a shower, opens to a bluestone patio overlooking the backyard. The fenced yard also has perennial beds and a fire pit. Upstairs, the home has three bedrooms with views into the trees and a laundry room. The primary suite has its own fireplace, a large walk-in closet and a bath with a walk-in shower and double vanity. In all, the home has three bathrooms and 3,420 square feet. The heated, attached garage has room for three cars, the most in this Top 5, and connects to an unfinished basement with 9-foot ceilings and plumbing roughed in for another bathroom.
Catherine Bier of Coldwell Banker Realty was the listing agent, and Jacqueline Colando of Redfin Corporation represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $725,000 · 514 Hillgrove Ave #303, Western Springs, Illinois
The only condominium in this Top 5, and the newest home of the five, is unit 303 at 514 Hillgrove Avenue in Western Springs, which sold for $725,000. It is in The Hill, a boutique condominium building completed in 2023.
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit has 1,538 square feet, with the living room, dining area and kitchen in one open space. The kitchen has Thermador Professional Series appliances, a large granite island and plenty of cabinets, and a balcony off the dining area looks out over Western Springs. The primary suite has a full bath and a walk-in closet, and the second bedroom has hardwood floors and a custom closet. There is also a hall bath and a separate laundry room. The owners added noise-reducing windows and custom lighting. The unit comes with an assigned space in the building’s heated garage.
Kate Boyle was the listing agent and Liz Sheehan represented the buyer, both of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate.
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No. 5 — $680,000 · 545 S Harvey Ave, Oak Park, Illinois
A Victorian from 1913 on a sunny corner lot in Oak Park’s Longfellow Elementary School district sold for $680,000. It went under contract five days after it was listed and sold for $105,000 above its asking price of $575,000. The property last sold for $400,000 in 2018.
The home keeps its front porch, a stained glass window, high ceilings and hardwood floors. On the first floor are living and dining rooms, a family room, a full bath and an updated kitchen with new stainless steel appliances. Upstairs, the home has three bedrooms and a full bath, and the primary bedroom looks out into the trees. At 1,314 square feet it is the smallest of the five. The partly finished basement has a workshop area, laundry and storage.
Behind the home, a fenced backyard has a paver patio and lawn, and a detached garage has room for two cars. Longfellow Park, the Community Recreation Center, the Arts District and the CTA Green and Blue Lines are all a few blocks away.
Zachary Knebel, ABR,e-PRO,SFR,SRS, and Camille Hoover, both of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, were the listing agents, and Anne Elyse Chambers of Compass represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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