Mount Prospect · Cook County · IL
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About the community
A 1920s garden suburb plan, filled in after the war.
Country Club is the single family neighborhood wrapped around the Mount Prospect Golf Club in south central Mount Prospect, on streets including Bobby, Can-Dota, Council Trail, Elmhurst, Hi Lusi, I-Oka, Lonnquist, Milburn and Na Wa Ta. In 1925 a Chicago developer named Axel Lonnquist bought the Schaefer and Mensching farms and advertised a model garden suburb: larger lots than the earlier Mount Prospect subdivisions, a semi-rural setting along Weller Creek, and a golf course that opened as nine holes in 1926. He never finished it. He sold only a handful of lots before the 1929 crash and lost the parcel in 1931, so what he actually completed was the street plat, the course and a few demonstration homes. Building resumed after World War II, which is why the neighborhood reads as a 1920s plan filled in with 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s houses.
At a glance
A public Golden Age course
Mount Prospect Golf Club is owned by the park district. Anyone can book a tee time, no membership required.
Lincoln Middle School on-site
District 57's 6 through 8 school sits inside the neighborhood, and Lions Park Elementary is on Council Trail.
Bigger lots than the norm
Roughly 0.17 to 0.46 acre, a direct legacy of Lonnquist's larger-lot pitch.
Camp Fire Girls street names
I-Oka, Na Wa Ta, Can-Dota, Wa Pella and Sha-Bonee date to the original 1920s plat.
No HOA
No association, no dues, no architectural review. Village zoning governs additions and rebuilds.
1926 through today
English cottages and Georgians, then postwar ranches, Capes and splits, then contemporary rebuilds.
Serious practice facilities
A 300-plus yard range with a bent grass tee, a 10,000 square foot short game area and 13,000 square feet of putting greens.
Metra UP-NW downtown
The Mount Prospect station at 13 E Northwest Highway, just north of the neighborhood.
Weller Creek
The creek corridor runs through the area and the village has an active bank stabilization program along it.
What’s close
The neighborhood sits between Central Road and Golf Road, with Busse Road on the west and Elmhurst Road on the east, and downtown Mount Prospect just north.
- Train
- Metra Union Pacific Northwest from the Mount Prospect station at 13 E Northwest Highway, with 652 parking spaces across nine lots.
- Highway
- Elmhurst Road (Illinois 83) on the east edge and Golf Road (Illinois 58) on the south, with I-294 reachable via Golf or Touhy.
- Shopping
- Downtown Mount Prospect immediately north, plus Randhurst Village, the open-air center redeveloped from the old enclosed mall in 2011.
- Hospital
- Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital at 800 W Central Road in Arlington Heights, a 489-bed hospital with a Level II trauma center.
- Schools
- District 57 Lions Park Elementary on Council Trail and Lincoln Middle School inside the neighborhood, then Prospect High School in District 214.
- Parks
- We-Go Park and the Weller Creek open space in the neighborhood, plus Sunset Park and the 20.5-acre Lions Memorial Park nearby.
What it’s actually like to live here
Country Club feels less like a subdivision and more like an old, settled town neighborhood that happens to have a well-regarded golf course in the middle of it. The streets are mature and shaded, the lots are wide enough that houses do not crowd each other, and the housing stock has enough variety that no two blocks look alike. Lincoln Middle School and Lions Park Elementary are inside or adjacent to the area, and We-Go Park, Sunset Park, Lions Memorial Park and the Weller Creek open space are a short walk or ride from most addresses. Downtown Mount Prospect and the Metra platform sit just north.
The course being public matters more than it sounds. The park district bought it by referendum in 1961 specifically to keep the land from being subdivided, and after David Esler's rebuild reopened it in 2015 with Golden Age template holes, a Redan and an Eden and a Biarritz green among them, it plays like a private club with no membership gate. The practice facilities are unusually good for a municipal course. That is a permanent amenity available to every household on these streets rather than something the neighbors merely look at. The Mount Prospect Historical Society publishes a self-guided walking tour of these exact blocks, which tells you something about how the village regards the place.
The tradeoffs are age, construction and taxes. Most of the stock predates 1965, which means original mechanicals, small kitchens and baths, single-pane windows and quirky prewar floor plans are live possibilities, and the gap between an updated house and an untouched one is large. Teardown and major expansion activity has been steady here since the 1990s, which supports land value on the bigger lots and also means you may live next to a project or lose a familiar sightline. Cook County taxes are high relative to the collar counties and there is no HOA absorbing any amenity cost. Weller Creek runs through the area, so buyers near it should look hard at drainage and floodplain status. And the Lions Park pool is out of service while a new recreation center and aquatic facility are built, with an anticipated summer 2027 opening.
Market trends
Why this market moves the way it does
This is a land-and-condition market. The lots are larger than the Mount Prospect norm and the rebuild pipeline is well established, so an untouched mid-century ranch and a recent full rebuild on the same street are effectively two different products competing for two different buyers.
What holds value
The fundamentals matter more than the cosmetics here. Buyers want floor plan, lot, and basement, in that order. Cosmetics are the tiebreaker.
- Lot size
- At roughly 0.17 to 0.46 acre, the bigger parcels carry real land value because they support a much larger rebuild.
- Schools inside the neighborhood
- Lions Park Elementary on Council Trail and Lincoln Middle School on site, feeding Prospect High School, is a steady demand driver.
- Renovation depth
- The spread between an original 1950s ranch and a gut-renovated or expanded home is the widest single factor in price here.
- The public course
- A restored Golden Age municipal course with no membership requirement is an amenity every address on these streets can actually use.
- Walk to downtown and Metra
- The northern blocks put the station and downtown Mount Prospect within walking distance, which the southern blocks do not.
Real talk
Who shouldn’t buy here
Here is the honest version before you tour.
Verify the school assignment, especially on the edges. District 57's boundary runs along Lonnquist Boulevard west of See-Gwun and along Golf Road east of it, so homes on the south side of Lonnquist west of See-Gwun may fall into District 59 rather than District 57. District 57 also says most of its graduates attend Prospect High School, not all. Confirm the specific address with the district before you rely on it.
The houses are old and the rebuild activity is real. Plan on inspecting mechanicals, electrical service, sewer lines, windows and roof carefully, and budget for kitchen and bath updates in unrenovated homes. On the other side, expect construction next door from time to time, because teardowns and major expansions have been documented on Sha-Bonee, We-Go and Can-Dota since the 1990s. There is no HOA architectural review here, only village permitting.
Cook County taxes are the carrying cost that catches collar-county buyers off guard. Mount Prospect sits inside an unusually fragmented set of taxing bodies, 34 districts in and including the village, with a typical bill carrying 16 or 17 of them. Effective residential rates in northwest suburban Cook have recently run in roughly the 2.0 to 2.5 percent of market value range before exemptions, based on neighboring municipalities rather than a Mount Prospect specific published figure, so verify the actual bill for the parcel with the Cook County Treasurer.
One piece of advice
“The reason to be here is the combination you cannot assemble anywhere else in town: lots that are genuinely bigger, a restored public course you can actually play, and both schools inside the neighborhood. What you have to get right is the house itself. Price the deferred maintenance honestly, check the District 57 boundary if you are anywhere near Lonnquist, and look at drainage if you are near Weller Creek. Do that and the land underneath you keeps working in your favor.”
The questions buyers actually ask
Country Club FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Country Club. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $9,000 – $17,000 per year, depending on home size and value. Cook County assessor records are the source of truth. Happy to pull a specific bill on any home you're considering.
- What's the typical closing timeline?
- 30 to 60 days from accepted offer to keys. Cash deals can close in two weeks. Conventional financing is usually closer to 60.
- Is the golf course private, and do I have to join?
- The course is public. Mount Prospect Golf Club at 600 S See-Gwun Avenue is owned and operated by the Mount Prospect Park District, which bought it by referendum in 1961 to prevent it from being subdivided. Anyone can book a tee time. The club sells optional season passes and memberships, but living in the neighborhood carries no obligation and no automatic membership. Lonnquist's original 1920s concept did tie club membership to lot ownership, but it has not worked that way since the Depression.
- Is there an HOA in this neighborhood?
- No. Listings here show no homeowners association and no assessment. There is no board, no dues, no shared amenity and no architectural review committee. The golf course, parks and pool are public Mount Prospect Park District facilities funded through property taxes and user fees. Exterior work, additions and teardown rebuilds are governed by Village of Mount Prospect zoning and building permits rather than private covenants. Confirm on any individual property, since isolated legacy recorded restrictions can exist anywhere.
- Why do the streets have names like I-Oka, Na Wa Ta and Can-Dota?
- They date to the original 1920s plat. The story preserved by the Mount Prospect Historical Society is that developer Axel Lonnquist let a local Camp Fire Girls group name the streets in his new subdivision. Wa Pella and Sha-Bonee come from the names of Native American chiefs, Can-Dota was a tribal name, and Go-Wando is described as an Iroquois word for a place almost surrounded by a hill. Na Wa Ta is unresolved, possibly an Algonquin word for slope, possibly from A-Wa-Ta, the name of one of the Camp Fire groups. The historical society itself calls the attribution legend rather than proven record.
- What schools serve these streets?
- Elementary and middle grades are Mount Prospect School District 57: Westbrook School for Young Learners for early childhood, kindergarten and first grade, then Lions Park Elementary School on Council Trail for grades 2 through 5 based on the district's boundary map, then Lincoln Middle School for grades 6 through 8, which sits inside the neighborhood. High school is Prospect High School in Township High School District 214. Verify per address before you rely on it, and be especially careful along the south side of Lonnquist Boulevard west of See-Gwun, where the District 57 boundary ends and District 59 may apply.
- Should I be worried about buying an older home here, and what about teardowns?
- Both are worth planning for. Most of the housing stock predates 1965, so inspect mechanicals, electrical service, sewer lines, windows and roof carefully and budget for kitchen and bath updates in unrenovated homes. On the other side, teardown and major expansion activity is well established here and documented back to the 1990s on Sha-Bonee, We-Go and Can-Dota. That supports land value if you own a large lot, and it means you may live next to a construction project. If you are considering a rebuild yourself, start with Village of Mount Prospect zoning and the demolition and building permit process, since there is no HOA review but there is a full municipal one.
- What do homes cost here, and how is the market moving?
- Pricing varies more than in a typical subdivision because an untouched 1950s ranch and a recent full rebuild can sit on the same block. Rather than quote a stale figure, check the Market snapshot on this page, which pulls current activity straight from the MLS. As a general frame, land value is a meaningful share of price on the larger lots, and turnkey rebuilds command a clear premium over original-condition homes.
- Who is the real estate agent for Country Club?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Country Club in Mount Prospect, IL through Subdiview, a neighborhood-first home search for the Chicago suburbs and collar counties. Joe prices and negotiates from the live MRED sold comps for Country Club specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
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Most agents will list anything. I focus on the places I actually know, and the things that move value here don't show up in the MLS write-up: which streets and buildings hold demand, what the HOA or assessments really cover, how the comps read once you account for condition and location, and where buyers consistently want to be.
When you're ready to tour or list, you want someone who has read the last 50 closed comps in this specific market, not a national average, and can tell you what they actually mean for your price. That's how I work. Text or call any time, and I'll give you a real take, not a brochure.
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Market snapshot
Country Club, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. The numbers below tell you what this market is doing today, not what Zillow's algorithm thinks it might be doing six weeks from now.
Typical list price
$859,950
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$652,500
Avg time on market
4 days
Sold in the last year
7
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 15, 2025 through August 15, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
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