Communities with Country Charm!

Looking for properties in Minooka, Morris, Yorkville, Oswego, Newark or Aurora? Homes here are affordable and traditional, 2-story or ranch style, they're situated on open spaces or surrounded by shade trees; often they feature ponds in the backyard, decks, horse barns, storage buildings, and prairie views for peace and tranquility. 

When you're ready to buy or sell your house, acreage, farm, farmland, condo or town home, contact Robert Thorsen at 630-207-6991 or email.

Oswego, IL — Where Rapid Growth meets Rest and Recreation…

Located in Kendall County, this fast growing small town has big-time fun with its annual Prairie Fest event which lasts 4 days with crafts, live bands, business sponsors, a petting zoo, barbeque, and a parade that strolls down Main Street lined with residents of all ages.

• Schools — The school district serves Oswego, Boulder Hill, Montgomery, Plainfield, Aurora, and Joliet with 6 elementary schools, 3 junior high schools, and 4 high schools.
• Parks — Fox River where fishing, grilling, picnicking, biking and jogging. Or, there's the Country Market for sampling local farm-grown goods. Oswegoland Park District supports beautiful, natural spaces like Metra Park, Riverfront Park and more.
• Downtown — Oswego features historic preservation of its buildings enhanced with quaint brick pavers, streetscapes, decorative street lamps and benches with shops and restaurants to explore and indulge.

Newark, IL — Rural Ranches and Country Living…

Located in Kendall County, Newark is a village outside Chicago that covers 1.1 square miles where you can find Victorian-style country estates on acres of land or ranch-style houses sitting squarely along many prairies and corn fields.

• Tight-knit agricultural community
• High school serves approximately 182 students
• Annual Meadowlands Farm Scarecrow Festival in October and 4th of July Parade
• Quaint country diner
• Park with volleyball and baseball diamond

Yorkville, IL — Safe and Inviting Countryside

Fifty miles west of Chicago is the highly sought-after suburb of Yorkville that is anchored by the Fox River and its most infamous dam. The river runs through the center of downtown and is spring fed which allows ample water supply for fishing, paddling, canoeing, kayaking, and habitats for wildlife. Yorkville has 40 parks with playgrounds and Silver Spring State Park, which makes it an ideal place to buy a home.

Morris, IL — A Piece of Nostalgic Americana

Located in popular Grundy County, the City of Morris contains a rare historically intact downtown district adjacent to the Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal with retail and boutique gift shops, the 3 French Hens Market, and Sage's Old Fashioned Butcher Shop. This town is literally a Norman Rockwell painting with its down-home, farm fresh atmosphere. The Grundy County Corn Festival is held here, and Morris has 2 golf courses, small parks, 3 state parks, 3 elementary schools, 1 high school, a middle school, and 21 churches.

When you're ready to get started, let me know, Robert Thorsen, at 630-207-6991 or email.