$5.25M Kenilworth Home Designed by George Maher

The Kenilworth house sits right on the shore of Lake Michigan.

This $5,250,000 Kenilworth house at 245 Sheridan Rd. in Kenilworth is designed by famed architect George Maher and sits right on the shores of Lake Michigan, with its own private beach. The home features seven bedrooms, four bathrooms and two half-bathrooms. The home also has a formal livingroom, a banquet-sized dining room and a master suite complete with a fireplace.  This home is listed with Dinny Dwyer, with Jean Wright Real Estate. For more information on this house, email her at ddwyer@jeanwright.com or reach her by phone at 847-446-9166. For more news on real estate in Wilmette and Kenilworth, be sure to 'like' Patch on Facebook and sign up for our free daily newsletter here!

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Kenilworth Awarded $19,000 For Green Upgrades

The grants will be used to install energy-efficient indoor lighting.

Kenilworth will be upgrading indoor lighting in several public buildings thanks to more than $19,000 in grant money, according to village staff.  The grants are expected to cover 85 percent of energy-efficient upgrades, which is predicted to cut carbon emissions by more than 70,000 pounds annually and cut electricity use by more than 31,000 of kilowatt hours per year, Patch user Kyle Kordell, an administrative intern at Village of Kenilworth, posted.  The first grant is $11,263.50 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, which covers approximately 50 percent of the total project cost for energy efficiency upgrades. An additional $7,812 was awarded by the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation and is expected …

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Wow House

$8.95M Burnham Kenilworth Home Features Pool, Coach House

The home for sale on the North Shore is by noted architect Daniel Burnham.

Looking for a home for sale on the North Shore? Or do you just like to ogle pictures of gorgeous real estate? Each week, Patch features North Shore Wow Houses that fit the bill. This beautiful $8,950,000 Kenilworth home must be seen to be believed. The house features a pool, a coach house, a theater and an expansive lawn and gardens. It also has seven bedrooms, six full baths, two half baths and a three car garage. It was designed by Daniel Burnham. This home is listed with Barbara Mawicke of Coldwell Banker. She can be reached at (847) 446-4000. For more information on this home and others on the North Shore, check out their website here.

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Where Was This Historical Photo Taken?

Historic Photo Revealed: The Kenilworth Club

Did you guess correctly? The window is attached to the Kenilworth Club, originally named the Kenilworth Assembly Hall, located at 410 Kenilworth Ave. across the street from the Kenilworth Historical Society. The Kenilworth Club was built in 1907 by George W. Maher, a famed Chicago architect and contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright. Both men began their careers working for Joseph L. Silsbee, where they learned to develop their own styles of Prairie School Architecture. Maher’s low-slung clubhouse extends out over its site, and uses straight lines and low roof line, character to that style of architecture. Diamond Motif Rhythm  Maher's personal twist on the building can be seen in his adding a diamond “motif-rhythm”. The diamonds can be seen …

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Where Was This Historical Photo Taken?

Guess Where This Photo Was Taken

Take a glimpse at a photo of Kenilworth's past, and give us your best guess as to where it is and share your memories.

How well do you know Kenilworth? We're about to test your knowledge of your hometown. In partnership with the Kenilworth Historical Society, we'd like to see if you can identify where this photo was taken and share its history or your memories of it. We'll announce the correct answer Friday on here, Facebook and Twitter. Readers who guess the location correctly and also share their memories with us may be featured in our Friday article. Tell us where you think the photo was taken by giving us your best guess in the comment section below and don't forget to share your memories! Like this article? Sign up for our newsletter and "like" us on Facebook! Want more Kenilworth history? Visit: KenilworthHistory.org.

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Chi-an Chang

9:40 am on Monday, July 16, 2012

Thanks for guessing! Do you have any memories of The Kenilworth Club you want to share for our reveal article?   more ›

Where Was This Historical Photo Taken?

Historic Photo Revealed: Playhouse Log Cabin

Carl Keith, who organized the first Boy Scout troop in Kenilworth, once played in the log cabin.

Did you guess correctly in this week's So You Think You Know Kenilworth? Patch reader JB first guessed it was the Kenilworth Club but then later guessed that "you are a log cabin playhouse that Joseph Sears had for his children." And JB was right! Click on the video on the right to see a video JB shared of the log cabin. The log cabin is currently nestled in the park at Kenilworth Club, across the street from the Kenilworth Historical Society. The Ever-Moving Playhouse Chicago The log cabin was originally built for Joseph Sears’ children when they lived at 1815 Praire Ave., Chicago, in 1882. The children, and their friends, used the log cabin as their playhouse while living in the city. In 1892, the log cabin was moved to Joseph Sears’ …

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Where Was This Historical Photo Taken?

How Well Do You Know Kenilworth?

Take a glimpse at a photo of Kenilworth's past, and give us your best guess as to where it is and share your memories.

How well do you know Wilmette and Kenilworth? We're about to test your knowledge of your hometown. In partnership with the Kenilworth Historical Society, we'd like to see if you can identify where this photo was taken and share its history or your memories of it. We'll announce the correct answer Friday on here, Facebook and Twitter. Readers who guess the location correctly and also share their memories with us may be featured in our Friday article. Tell us where you think the photo was taken by giving us your best guess in the comment section below and don't forget to share your memories! Like this article? Sign up for our newsletter and "like" us on Facebook! Want more Kenilworth history? Visit: KenilworthHistory.org.

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Chi-an Chang

3:06 pm on Friday, June 8, 2012

Hi JB, Do you have any memories or stories to share about the log cabin?   more ›

Where Was This Historical Photo Taken?

So You Think You Know Kenilworth?

Take a glimpse at a photo of Kenilworth's past, and give us your best guess as to where it is and share your memories.

This week we are introducing a monthly historical trivia column Where Was This Photo Taken? How well do you know Wilmette and Kenilworth? We're about to test your knowledge of your hometown. In partnership with the Kenilworth Historical Society, we'd like to see if you can identify where this photo was taken and share its history or your memories of it. We'll announce the correct answer Friday on here, Facebook and Twitter. Readers who guess the location correctly and also share their memories with us may be featured in our Friday article. Tell us where you think the photo was taken by giving us your best guess in the comment section below and don't forget to share your memories! Like this article? Sign up for our newsletter and "like" us …

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Photo of the Day: Kenilworth Union Church Helps Low-Income Shoppers Buy Gifts

About 700 families shopped at the Bethel Christmas Store

More than 30 volunteers organized by Kenilworth Union Church traveled to Chicago’s West Side Dec. 19, to support a program that gives low-income shoppers an affordable way to buy Christmas presents for their families. The Bethel Christmas Store, sponsored by Bethel New Life, collects new, quality donated goods and makes them available for purchase as gifts at sharply discounted prices. About 700 qualifying families select their own gifts and pay as little as $1, $5 or $10, typically about 75 percent off retail. Many families pay with “Bethel Bucks” earned by doing such things as getting good grades in school, taking a financial literacy class or volunteering. Christmas sale revenue helps fund college tours for high school students who have…

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Joseph Sears Students Host Carnival for Chicago Elderly

The Kenilworth eighth graders provided senior center residents a day of games and treats

More than 140 seniors from three Chicago facilities spent hours playing Wii Tennis, horseshoes, bags and other games Nov. 11 at a Veterans Day carnival organized by eighth grade students from Kenilworth’s Joseph Sears School. The students traveled from Kenilworth to Bethel New Life, a community resource center that houses 200 seniors in three locations in Chicago’s Garfield Park and Austin neighborhoods. The eighth graders handed out popcorn and cotton candy and staffed a craft table where seniors could make key chains from beads and pipe cleaners. They also manned a variety of games, teaching the seniors how to play and handing out tickets that could be turned in for soap, toilet paper and other useful prizes. “When you’re living on a …

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