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Thank you to all who attended the 138th Inaugural Gala. Relive all the fun from this year’s event, with photos and videos celebrating our special guests. STEP 1: CHECK OUT & TAG THE PHOTOS! STEP 2: CHECK OUT THE SPEECHES! 2021-2022 President Antje Gehrken 2021 REALTOR® of the Year Maurice Hampton 2021 Hall of […]
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® proudly presented our 138th Annual Inaugural Gala on Friday, September 24. During the festivities, we debuted our 2021-2022 Board of Directors and honored several members for their contributions throughout the year, including the recipient of the REALTOR® of the Year award. The REALTOR® of the Year Award recognizes an exemplary […]
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® proudly presented our 138th Annual Inaugural Gala on Friday, September 24. During the festivities, we debuted our 2021-2022 Board of Directors and honored several members for their contributions throughout the year, including the recipient of the Industry Member Partner Award. The Industry Partner Member Award recognizes the outstanding contributions of […]
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® proudly presented our 138th Annual Inaugural Gala on Friday, September 24. During the festivities, we debuted our 2021-2022 Board of Directors and honored several members for their contributions throughout the year, including the recipient of the Brian A. Bernardoni Public Policy Award. The Brian A. Bernardoni Public Policy Award is […]
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® proudly presented our 138th Annual Inaugural Gala on Friday, September 24. During the festivities, we debuted our 2021-2022 Board of Directors and honored several members for their contributions throughout the year, including the recipient of the Brian A. Bernardoni Public Policy Award: Legislator of the Year. The Brian A. Bernardoni […]
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® proudly presented our 138th Annual Inaugural Gala on Friday, September 24. During the festivities, we debuted our 2021-2022 Board of Directors and honored several members for their contributions throughout the year, including the recipient of the Affiliate of the Year award. The Affiliate of the Year Award recognizes the outstanding […]
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® proudly presented our 138th Annual Inaugural Gala on Friday, September 24. During the festivities, we debuted our 2021-2022 Board of Directors and honored several members for their contributions throughout the year, including the recipient of the REALTOR® Achievement award. The REALTOR® Achievement Award recognizes a REALTOR® in good standing with […]
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® proudly presented our 138th Annual Inaugural Gala on Friday, September 24. During the festivities, we debuted our 2021-2022 Board of Directors and honored several members for their contributions throughout the year, including the recipient of the REALTOR® Achievement award. The REALTOR® Achievement Award recognizes a REALTOR® in good standing with […]
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® proudly presented our 138th Annual Inaugural Gala on Friday, September 24. During the festivities, we debuted our 2021-2022 Board of Directors and honored several members for their contributions throughout the year, including the recipient of the Commercial Achievement award. The Commercial Achievement Award recognizes a commercial member in good standing […]
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® proudly presented our 138th Annual Inaugural Gala on Friday, September 24. During the festivities, we debuted our 2021-2022 Board of Directors and honored several members for their contributions throughout the year, including the recipient of the REALTOR® Community Service award. The REALTOR® Community Service Award recognizes the outstanding achievements of […]
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® proudly presented our 138th Annual Inaugural Gala on Friday, September 24. During the festivities, we debuted our 2021-2022 Board of Directors and honored several members for their contributions throughout the year, including the recipient of the REALTOR® Community Service award. The REALTOR® Community Service Award recognizes the outstanding achievements of […]
JAMES D. LETCHINGER Founder & CEO, JDL Development Inducted September 24, 2021 “FEARLESS, PROUD AND DRIVEN… NEVER SATISFIED WITH AVERAGE!” After graduating from the University of Michigan, Letchinger founded a lighting and design studio, which introduced him to the real estate world. In 1993, he founded JDL Development. As of 2021, JDL has delivered more than […]