{"id":348832,"date":"2025-12-14T20:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T20:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/348832\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T20:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T20:31:09","slug":"home-alone-house-being-restored-to-mirror-christmas-movie-in-winnetka-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/348832\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Home Alone&#8217; house being restored to mirror Christmas movie in Winnetka, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WLS logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/origin-wls.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sunday, December 14, 2025 6:16PM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"'Home Alone' house being restored to mirror Christmas movie\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">WINNETKA, Ill. (WLS) &#8212; &#8220;Home Alone&#8221; is one of the most popular Christmas movies of all time.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The holiday classic debuted 35 years ago. Now, the iconic house featured in the film is in the spotlight, again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It underwent an interior renovation and was sold earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Now, ABC7 learned that it will be transformed back to the way it looked in 1990, when film audiences got to peek inside it for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">John Abendshien is the former owner of the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/winnetka-home-alone-house-for-sale-now-under-contract\/14911962\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winnetka house<\/a>. He has fond memories of the days spent filming the movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">READ MORE | <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/home-alone-no-more-original-owner-house-writes-memoir-iconic-movie-filmed-671-lincoln-avenue\/18165822\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Original owner of &#8216;Home Alone&#8217; house writes memoir about iconic movie<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Abendshien said he and his family stayed and watched while the movie was being shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He has written a memoir called &#8220;Home but Alone No More.&#8221;<br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Sunday, December 14, 2025 6:16PM WINNETKA, Ill. 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