Chicago's Hidden Spaces; John Hughes' Home; More

And now the latest from Curbed Chicago, covering everything you need to know about the city's neighborhoods and real estate.

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• Chicago Motor Club Building
• Chicago Motor Club Building
• Chicago Motor Club Building
• Chicago Motor Club Building
• Chicago Motor Club Building
• Chicago Motor Club Building
• Chicago Motor Club Building
• Chicago Motor Club Building
• Chicago Motor Club Building
• MDA City Apartments
• MDA City Apartments
• Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
• Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist
• Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist

THE LOOP—Explore part one of our three-part photographic voyage through seldom-mined architectural treats. Here, we visit the Motor Club Building to capture details of an Art Deco space about to undergo major restoration.

LAKE FOREST—John Hughes' mansion listed Monday for $5.89M. Ground zero for his "brat pack" films of the '80s, the North Shore supplied the setting and mood. See the sprawling home of the late celebrated filmmaker.

SOUTH LOOP—East-West University is jumping on the vertical-dorm bandwagon with the announcement of a new 17-story building at 825 S Wabash. Construction revs up soon with delivery by fall 2013.

BACK OF THE YARDS—All the small ranches are crowded out by this ridiculously out-of-scale South Side mansion. On and off the market for three-and-a-half years, this albatross is best seen from space.