24th Annual Real Estate Gala Raises $255,000 for Student Programs

Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, received the 2025 Civic Leadership Icon Award, and David Doig, president of Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, was honored with the Community Development Leadership Award at the 24th Annual Real Estate Gala on Oct. 16.

A big thank you to all the generous sponsors and attendees of our 24th Annual Real Estate Gala, which raised $255,000 to help fund our programs and support our students!

A round of applause for our sponsors:
Equity Residential; CIBC, Chicago Title Insurance Company; FitzGerald; JAMES AND BRENDA GRUSECKI FAMILY FOUNDATION; Alison Young; Bridge; CBRE; Colliers; Conor Commercial Real Estate; Deloitte; Farpoint Development, Habitat; Hispanic Housing Development Corporation; JLL; JRG Capital Partners, LLC; Mayer Brown; Mid-America Real Estate; Q2; Ryan; Tully & Associates Ltd.; Valley Bank; Waterton; Wintrust Bank Chicago; ADREANI FAMILY FOUNDATION; Chicago Architecture Center; Chicago Association of REALTORS®; First Eagle Bank; Ginsberg Jacobs LLC; The Goldie Initiative: Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate; Golub & Company; Spaceco; Becovic Management Group; Chicago Community Loan Fund; Graham Grady; and Tiffiny Higgins.