Second Addition to Gawley's North Evergreen Subdivision
description: "It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option…" (Source: Plat #14256545, Platbook 369, Page 33. Recorded: February 20, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980)

Blietz' Williamsburg Village Unit no. 4
description: "No lots or lot or any interest therein may at any time hereafter be sold, conveyed, leased, or transferred by a grantee or grantees..." (Plat #14927063, Platbook 386, Page 24. Recorded: October 16, 1950. Expired: January 1, 1980) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
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Jane Gray's Subdivision
description: "It is an express condition of this plat that the premises herein described shall not be conveyed or leased by the Owners or any of the successors in title of the Owners to any person who is not a Caucasian…" (Source: Plat #14290721, Platbook 370, Page 26. Recorded: April 13, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980.)

Forest Farms Fourth Addition
description: "No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any buildings or any lots, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an Owner or Tenant." (Source: Plat #14301879, Platbook 370, Page 32. Recorded: April 28, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980.) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
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Dineff's Forest View
description: "No part of the real estate hereon described shall ever be conveyed or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian…" (Source: Plat #14310191, Platbook 370, Page 44. Recorded: May 10, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1975) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
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Shipley's Country Club Acres
description: "No lot or any part thereof contained in said subdivision and no interest in or to the property therein described shall, either voluntarily or by operation of law, be conveyed to, leased to or otherwise acquired by any person who is not a Caucasian…" (Source: Plat #14310400, Platbook 370, Page 45. Recorded: May 10, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1998.)

Wiegel and Kilgallen's resubdivision in Homestead Addition to Washington Heights (14332044)
description: "It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option…" (Source: Plat #14332044, Platbook 371, Page 6. Recorded: June 8, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980)

Bock's Subdivision
description: "No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant." (Source: Plat #14342175, Platbook 371, Page 13. Recorded: June 22, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980.)

Town Improvement Corporation's Des Plaines Countryside unit no. 2
description: "No person of any Race, other than the Caucasian Race, shall use or occupy any building or any Lot…" (Source: Plat #14350702, Platbook 371, Page 14. Recorded: July 2, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1970.)

Bark & Associates "Edgebrook Estates" resubdivision
description: "No premises in this subdivision shall be sold or leased to or occupied by persons other than of the Caucasian race…" (Source: Plat #14352304, Platbook 371, Page 24. Recorded: July 6, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1968.)

Orchard Estates
description: "No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold, or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in the capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #14355100, Platbook 371, Page 39. Recorded: July 9, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980)

Novak's subdivision
description: "No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold, or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in the capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #14410768, Platbook 372, Page 47. Recorded: September 28, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1980.) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
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Town Improvement Corporation's Des Plains Countryside Unit no. 4
description: "No person of any Race, other than the Caucasian shall use or occupy any building or any Lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant." (Source: Plat #14453344, Platbook 374, Page 18. Recorded: December 1, 1948. Expired: January 1, 1970.

Kehe's Fairway Acres
description: "No conveyance, contract, or lease is to be made to or with any person not of the Caucasian race." (Source: Plat #14502579, Platbook 375, Page 40. Recorded: February 25, 1949. Expired: January 1, 1965.)

Town Improvement Corporation's Des Plaines Countryside Unit no. 3
description: "No person of any Race, other than the Caucasian shall use or occupy any building or any Lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race." (Source: Plat #14510560, Platbook 376, Page 2. Recorded: March 10, 1949. Expired: January 1, 1970.)

Wiegel and Kilgallen's Resubdivision in Homestead addition to Washington Heights (15036091)
description: "It is an express condition of this conveyance that the Grantor herein made at its option..." (Source: Plat #15036091, Platbook 376, Page 25. Recorded: March 22, 1951. Expired: January 1, 1980)

Clem B. Mulholland's Subdivision
description: "It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may not at its option (which option shall be exercised by filing notice thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois) declare this deed to be and become null and void and the property herein described to forthwith thereafter revert to this grantor, in the event that said residential lots herein described shall be conveyed or leased by the grantee to any or any of the successors in title of the grantee to any person who is not a Caucasian or in the event the residential lots herein described or any improvements erected thereon shall be occupied by anyone who is not a Caucasian, except when such person be acting in the capacity of a servant for proper resident. This condition shall not be effective or operative as against any mortgage or mortgages or trust deed or trust deeds in the nature of a mortgage made by any grantee or any successor grantee except and until any person or persons pursuant thereto or the right...” (Plat #14544052, Platbook 377, Page 2. Recorded: May 2, 1949. Expired: January 1, 1980.) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
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Schorsch Villa seventh addition
description: "No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant." (Source: Plat #14600860, Platbook 378, Page 28. Recorded: July 29, 1949. Expired: January 1, 1980.)

West Welwyn
description: "No portion of said property shall ever be leased, sold or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in the capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #14654281, Platbook 379, Page 40. Recorded: October 17, 1949. Expired: January 1, 1980.)

Hillcrest
description: "No person of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot in this subdivision except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant." (Source: Plat #14677981, Platbook 380, Page 17. Recorded: November 17, 1949. Expired: January 1, 1980.)

Town Improvement Corporation's Des Plaines Countryside Unit no. 5A
description: CROSSED OUT: "No person, of any race, other than the Caucasian, may use or occupy any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with Owner or Tenant." (Source: Plat #14956849, Platbook 386, Page 48. Recorded: November 21, 1950. Expired: January 1, 1970) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
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Alsip Manor
description: "It is an express condition of this subdivision that not part of the real estate herein described shall ever be conveyed or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian…" (Source: Plat #13836063, Platbook 360, Page 39. Recorded: July 3, 1946. Expired: January 1, 1980.)

Arthur C. Jacobs' Eastwood Terrace
description: "No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in the capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #15025146, Platbook 389, Page 12. Recorded: March 7, 1951. Expired: January 1, 1980.)

Wiegel & Kilgallen's Resubdivision in Homestead Addition to Washington Heights (14494992)
description: "It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option..." (Source: Plat #14494992, Platbook 389, Page 17. Recorded: February 10, 1949. Expired: January 1, 1980)

Elmer M. Blume's Resubdivision in Shore Acres Subdivision in Des Plaines
description: "No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold, or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in the capacity of domestic servant employed by the Owner of said property." (Source: Plat #15322130, Platbook 399, Page 31. Recorded: April 18, 1952. Expired: January 1, 1980) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
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Burgess' River Park Addition
description: "No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold, or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in capacity of domestic servant employed by the Owner of said property." (Source: Plat #15374966, Platbook 401, Page 46. Recorded: June 26, 1952. Expired: January 1, 1980.)

Larsen's Resubdivision in H. R. Jacobsen and Co.'s Euclid Ave. Subdivision
description: "No conveyance, contract or lease is to be made to or with any person not of the Caucasian Race." (Source: Plat #15383324, Platbook 402, Page 11. Recorded: July 9, 1952. Expired: January 1, 1970) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
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Palos Highlands
description: "The use, occupancy and ownership of all Lots in this subdivision is restricted to the Caucasian race; servants of the owner or lessee excepted." (Source: Platbook 404, Page 40. Recorded: September 25, 1952. Expired: August 1, 1977.) Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage
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Palos Highlands First Addition
description: "The use, occupancy and ownership of all lots in this subdivision is restricted to the Caucasian Race; servants of the owner or lessee excepted." (Source: Plat #15595497, Platbook 410, Page 45. Recorded: April 17, 1953. Expired: March 15, 1978)