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Scott Turow In Glencoe, Estate of the Day

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This seems to be writer week here on Luxist. Today we've got the home of thriller writer Scott Turow. Turow, writer of books such as "Presumed Innocent" and "The Burden of Proof" owns a home on Lake Michigan in Glencoe, Illinois. The five-bedroom home has high ceilings and huge windows facing the lake. The contemporary home has a first floor lake-view master suite with a dressing room and his and hers baths and an office. Additional bedrooms are located on the second floor. The home also has a four-car garage and has stairs leading directly to the beach. The Chicago Tribune's Elite Street column reports that Turow recently reduced the price from $6.25 million to $5.9 million. He bought the home in 2001 for $4.79 million.

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Most Expensive Zip Codes: 60022, Estate of the Day

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For the next couple of weeks we will be checking out some homes in the most expensive zip codes in the United States, up today, 60022 . This zip code refers to the town of Glencoe, Illinois. This zip code has a median price of $1,850,000 with an appreciation rate of 218% since 1990. Glencoe is a small, highly affluent community on Lake Michigan that is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

Today's estate is definitely not a representative sample of the real estate in the area. Glencoe homes tend to run to the traditional and this home is definitely not that. It's a bit of a contemporary fun house.This home is full of wacky modern furniture and all sorts of funky details including multi-colored wood floors, a bulbous fireplace, a kitchen full of swooping counters and wild bathrooms. It is listed at $6.9 million.

Gallery: Most Expensive Zip Codes, 60022, Glenoe, IL