RICHTON-PARK IS A 4-SQUARE MILE FAR SOUTH SUBURB OF THE FAMOUS WINDY CITY, HAS A POPULATION OF OVER 12,000 RESIDENTS OF WHICH ARE OVER 5,000 HOUSEHOLDS. IT'S HISTORY DATES BACK TO IT SITTING ALONG SAUK-TRAIL, A MAJOR TRAIL USED BY THE SEVERAL NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES FOR TRAVEL. BY THE 1840'S GERMAN MIGRANTS SETTLED IN THE AREA AND CREATED A SMALL FARMING COMMUNITY. THE VILLAGE WAS NAMED AFTER A RICHTON IN VERMONT, THE NATIVE HOME OF A 1ST SETTLER, AND HAS EVOLVED TO A VIBRANT, EFFECTIVE, HIGH-QUALITY PLACE TO START A PROMISING FUTURE WITH A PROGRESSIVE FORWARD PLANNING VILLAGE ADMINISTRATION! GOOD CLIMATE TO OPEN A BUSINESS, ENJOY ENTERTAINMENT, A VETERAN'S-HALL, A FRIENDLY INCLUSIVENESS GOOD WALKING OR BIKE RIDING TOO PLACES COMMUNITY FOSTERING SAFETY, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY! NESTLED ON AN ENDLESS SCENIC SEMI-PRIVATE LOT, 1 OF THE LARGEST IN LAKEWOOD MANOR BACKING UP TO NATURE'S OPEN AREA, IS THIS FIXER-UPPER-AS-IS BRICK SPLIT-LEVEL WITH SUB-BASEMENT. LAKEWOOD IS WELL KNOWN FOR IT'S ATMOSPHERIC LAKE GEORGE AND CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RICH SOUTH TOWNSHIP FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS AND SOUTH-LAND COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS. A CORNER FIREPLACE IN LOWER-LEVEL FAMILY ROOM, PLUS A SUB-BASEMENT AWAITING YOUR CREATIVITY! HOME IS IN IDEAL LOCATION JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY EXCELLENCE. WALMART, METRA-ELECTRIC COMMUTER RAIL TO MILLENNIUM STATION IN DOWN-TOWN CHICAGO IS WITHIN A 50 MINUTE RUSH HOUR COMMUTING DISTANCE! LIBRARY, RESTAURANTS, PARKS AND RECREATIONS ADDING UP LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY PROSPEROUS ENVIRONMENT, ALL VERY NEARBY! MAKE THIS THE 1 YOU COME HOME TOO! (HOT-WATER-HEATER 2022, SUMP-PUMP 2025)