A small town situated along the historic Sauk Trail, 30 miles south of downtown Chicago, Sauk Village features oak-lined streets and an abundance of natural greenery. “It’s a quiet and walkable village, and proximity to the highway makes it super easy to get to nearby amenities in both Illinois and Indiana,” says local real estate agent Margaret Banks. Walking along the village’s shaded sidewalks will take you past a selection of modest houses, with common styles including brick ranch-style homes, Cape Cods and split-levels.
Residents of Sauk Village enjoy oak lined streets and an abundance of natural greenery.
Miles of walking paths are just east of Sauk Village’s residential streets in the Plum Creek Meadow forest preserve.
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Homes from the 1950s to the 1980s
“Sauk Village's prices are quite affordable compared to surrounding towns,” Banks says. When looking to buy a home, you can expect prices to range from $70,000 for investment properties and fixer-uppers to $200,000 for spacious ranch-style homes with updated interiors and modern appliances. Additionally, most houses in the area were built between the late 1950s and early 1980s and sit on quarter-acre lots. Traveling south toward the village’s surrounding woodlands and agricultural fields, you’ll start to see more private residences on larger lots, with some boasting up to 5 acres.
Modest ranch homes are commonplace on the streets of Sauk Village.
Split level homes offer Sauk Village residents large single family options.
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Attending Sauk Village's schools and visiting the library
On Torrence Avenue, you’ll find Rickover Junior High School, home of the Raiders. Here, students choose from numerous extracurricular activities, including clubs centered around STEM, anime and environmental studies. Younger students of Sauk Village may attend one of the area’s two K-5 schools: Wagoner Elementary and Strassburg Elementary. After picking up the kids from school, stop by the McConathy Public Library on Jeffrey Avenue to check out a new read or attend a movie showing, a story time or a children’s cooking class. Right outside the library’s doors, you’ll find a community garden, where locals can harvest produce from its eight raised beds.
At Rickover Jr High Sauk Village students are provided with many extracurricular activities to choose from such as STEM and environmental sciences.
St Mark Lutheran School is your faith based go to school in Sauk Village.
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Hiking and birdwatching at Plum Creek Meadow
Just east of Sauk Village’s residential streets is the Plum Creek Meadow forest preserve. Here, you can go for a 2-mile walk along a peaceful loop trail that winds past Plum Creek as it flows downstream. The trail is open to hikers, bikers, cross-country skiers and equestrians alike, all of whom can enjoy the natural serenity of the 1,000-acre preserve. Plum Creek Meadow is also a great spot for birdwatching, with a variety of species calling the oak woodlands home, from robins and woodpeckers to Canada geese and sparrows. Once you’ve had your fill of the trails, enjoy a picnic lunch in one of the park’s two covered pavilions.
Plum Creek Play Meadow is just east of Sauk Village.
Plum creek flows downstream deep in the Sauk V
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Shopping and taking to Route 394
When you’re running low on household essentials, you can check off everything on your list with a quick trip to the nearby Walmart, Jewel-Osco or Aldi. After stocking up your fridge, satisfy your appetite at Woo Woo’s Bar B Que, where you can savor tender rib tips, hot links or a juicy steak burger. Just a few doors down, you’ll find Black Salt Indian Bar & Restaurant, where patrons can enjoy authentic Indian cuisine alongside a refreshing hand-crafted cocktail. When you want to head into the city for work, shopping, dining or simply to explore, you can easily hop on Route 394 to experience everything downtown Chicago has to offer.
Woo Woo's is back open for business and firing out wings with the sauce that makes you say Woo Woo.
Walgreens serves at Sauk Village's primary pharmacy.
Jennifer desire to become a Broker date back to 2004 when her father started L. Upshaw Realty, Inc. He once told her that she can do anything she wants in this world there are no limits. As she watched her father and her brother help others become homeowners and heard the stories of how they assisted others in making their dreams come true, she received her Real Estate Broker’s license in June 2017 and she is eager to help others in a way she has never been able to before. For the past 15 years, she has been working in the healthcare field. After graduating from The University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Science in 2006, she decided she wanted to become a nurse. She went to Lewis University to obtain my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and she has been working as a Registered Nurse since 2013. As your Broker. She is looking forward to working with you and providing you with an excellent home buying, selling or renting experience!
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