RE/MAX Northern Illinois

The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon returns to Hester Junior High School in Franklin Park, Ill., on Oct. 22, where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network.

RE/MAX affiliates from offices in Naperville and Chicago recently earned career awards from RE/MAX, the leading international real estate organization. The awards were based on the agents’ success in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market.

Gary Jacklin has carved out a successful career in real estate and is the broker/owner of RE/MAX Action in Lisle, Ill. He’s also a skilled musician, and along with fellow members of his band, is helping non-profit agencies in these difficult times.

RE/MAX 10, with offices in Chicago, Palos Park and Oak Lawn, Ill., as well as in Chesterton, Ind., continues to grow in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market by merging with RE/MAX Select, an established office on the city’s Southwest Side.

The RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network has confirmed that its RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will return to John Jay Elementary School, 1835 Pheasant Trail, in Mt. Prospect, Ill., on Oct. 19, following up on an initial visit made in April.

The RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network has confirmed that its RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit Coal City Elementary School in Coal City, Ill., on Oct. 14. The balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed by RE/MAX.

Home sales activity in August suggests that the metro Chicago real estate market is healing after the sharp decline in sales recorded a month earlier. That was the conclusion of an analysis by RE/MAX of home sales information.

RE/MAX affiliates from five suburban communities in south Cook County, Ill., were among the elite agents who recently earned career awards from RE/MAX. The awards reflected the success these agents have achieved in metro Chicago real estate.

Ed Lukasik, Jr., the top individual agent in the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network based on commissions earned in 2009, is the new broker/owner of RE/MAX Professionals in Bolingbrook, Ill.

RE/MAX affiliates at two offices in Kane County, Ill., were among the elite agents who recently earned career awards from RE/MAX, the leading international real estate organization.