'Home Alone' Chicago House Sold for $1.6 Million

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'Home Alone' Chicago House Sold for $1.6 Million
The14-room brick house famously defended from intruders by a young Macaulay Culkin in the movie "Home Alone" was sold near Chicago for $1.6 million on March 8, 2012 after being listed for $2.4 million in May 2011, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The 4,250-square foot house sits on a half-acre lot in Winnetka, 20 miles north of Chicago.
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