Modern Illinois

05/07/2026

304 S Mount Prospect Rd - Mount Prospect
Designed by William Cooley & built in 1959
$435,000
3 bedrooms - 2 baths - 1,200sf plus a full, finished basement
MANY recent improvements - Beautifully landscaped

I'm really pleased to present my newest modern home listing! This home by Architect William Cooley has such a wonderfully livable and efficient floor plan. Beautiful, vaulted, plank & beam ceilings throughout the main level, large windows, a great floor plan, and a full finished basement with two large recreation / living spaces as well as the 3rd bedroom and 2nd full bath. Take look at the official listing!

https://louzucaro.bairdwarner.com/p/304-S-Mount-Prospect-Road-Mount-Prospect-IL-60056/dmgid_186499551?aid=212600188

04/29/2026

Check out my latest modern home listing!

87 Ravinoaks Ln, Highland Park, Illinois
$1,200,000
3 bedrooms, 2 baths
2,669sf
0.434 Acre

Designed by noted architect J. Marion Gutnayer, this cool MCM home is just a couple doors from lake Michigan. My clients did an absolutely beautiful job on the new, larger, open kitchen, main level bathroom refresh, and lots of other smaller projects that make this an even better home than when they bought it. Take a look at the official listing below and see if this may be the house that makes your dream of MCM living a reality:

https://louzucaro.bairdwarner.com/.../una.../dmgid_185069755

02/20/2026

Take a look at my newest listing! 480 Eton Drive in North Barrington's Biltmore subdivision was designed by architect William Cooley for his own family. The Cooleys lived there just a few years before my clients purchased the home in 1968. This beautifully-designed MCM hillside ranch sits high on a hill on a double lot of nearly 1.5 acres and features walls of glass, gable windows, an open floor plan, beautiful living room with feature fireplace, a huge screened porch, 3-car garage and so much more! A fantastic, easily-livable home in a wonderful setting that's such a great example of why Mid-Century Modern architecture is so popular: The connection to the natural world around you at a property like this is such a great way to live!

https://louzucaro.bairdwarner.com/p/unavailable-North-Barrington-IL-60010/dmgid_182355533?aid=212600188

12/06/2025

Take a look at my newest modern home listing. This elegant home in Waukegan was design by noted Architect Edward Humrich, and has been in the same family for over 70 years! For sale for the first time ever, the home includes 3 bedrooms 2 1/2 bathrooms, a wall of windows along the back of the house, feature fireplace in the living room, large kitchen & dining area and a beautiful, nearly 40,000 gallon in-ground pool separated from the house by a rock garden. All on nearly an acre backing to Bonnie Brook Golf Course. Check it out!

https://louzucaro.bairdwarner.com/p/unavailable-Waukegan-IL-60087/dmgid_182954176?aid=212600188

10/13/2025

My latest modern home listing is this gem of a time capsule in Ashton, Illinois (about 2 hours west of Chicago). Designed by the owner, Stan Griffith, for his own family, the 1954 home includes so many great materials and features, and is in mostly original condition. At just $240k, it would make for a great weekend getaway for somebody who wants peace & quiet combined with fantastic design.

https://louzucaro.bairdwarner.com/p/706-N-4th-Street-Ashton-IL-61006/dmgid_181572104?aid=212600188

09/04/2025

Join me and my friend and former Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond colleague Randi Merel at 2pm Central as welcomes us on IG Live!

We’ll talk about modern architecture in the Chicago area, and the upcoming Super Tour of beautiful modern homes happening in just over a week…including Sunday Brunch by sponsored by Modern IL!

Tune in at 2pm Central and I’ll let you know how to get access to an exclusive Driving Tour map of great modern homes along the North Shore and in the Northwest Suburbs.

(The beautiful modern home you see above was designed by Don Erickson, and is the house most responsible for sparking my interest in modern architecture)

📍 Instagram Live
🗓 Thursday, September 4
⏰ 2pm Central / Noon PST
🎤 Lou Zucaro, Modern IL x Atomic Ranch

Link in bio for tickets & more info

09/03/2025

Very excited to be participating in Atomic Ranch's first "On the Road" event in the Chicago area!

On September 13th and 14th, you could tour 7 beautiful modern homes on the North Shore and in the Northwest Suburbs!

And...Modern IL is sponsoring a brunch by renowned pastry Chef Gale Gand at one of the homes on Sunday the 14th!

Read more below and get your tickets before they're gone!

A weekend celebrating mid-century modern design in the Chicago suburbs This September, Atomic Ranch brings its passion for mid-century modern to Chicago’s North Shore and Northwest Suburbs – …

08/07/2025

My newest listing is this beautiful, sprawling California ranch / modernist home in North Barrington. Set on over 5 lush acres, the home comprises over 5,000 square feet of living space and features many large windows, sunken spaces, exposed plank & beam ceilings, massive stone walls, multiple fireplaces, a private sitting room in the Primary En Suite Bedroom, a 2-story wine cellar, garage space for 4 (or more) cars, absolutely gorgeous landscaping and a fantastic in-ground pool. All served by the Barrington school district. I'll post links in the comments to the listing and the story I wrote about the house.

05/25/2025

My latest listing is this super cool home in Winfield by Don Tosi. Follow the link to learn more about the house and to see the full gallery.

https://modernil.com/a-stealthy-groovy-don-tosi-home-in-winfield/

01/17/2025

When done right, curves in a house are both fascinating and inviting. I don't think I've ever seen a home that's gotten it more right than the house at 1120 Grandview Lane in Lake Forest, Illinois, designed by architect Robert Rasmussen for his own family. You could spend forever analyzing whether it's the specific curves, the materials, the window lines or what makes it so great, but I think I'd rather just enjoy them. 🙂 This stunning home is currently for sale. Click the link in bio or visit http://bit.ly/4gPPM0x