On Oct. 24 and 25, NAHREP held its Regional Connect: Midwest conference at the Klimpton Gray Hotel.

Illinois REALTORS® held its 106th Inaugural Gala on Sept. 19. Matt Silver, of Corcoran Urban Real Estate, was inducted as the new president.

The Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® installed its president, plus 17 new members to its board of directors, at a ceremony on Sept. 12 at Tuscany Falls Banquets in Mokena. The new president, Tim Ryan, of Real People Realty, replaces

On Sept. 22, the Chicago Association of REALTORS® held its 140th Inaugural Gala, installing the new board of directors and honoring various REALTOR® Award winners.

Our annual Who’s Who in Chicagoland Real Estate published in late August — but the party really got started on Sept. 14. Hundreds of participants came to celebrate the issue atop The Reed.

The Heartland REALTOR® Organization held its induction ceremony on Sept. 7 at The District, a historic venue in Richmond. There, Melissa Kostelnik was installed as president, taking over from Immediate Past President Karen Conley Sabella.

The REALTOR® Association of the Fox Valley (RAFV) installed its new board of directors on Sept. 7 at the Fishermen’s Inn venue in Elburn. Eight new board members were inducted, as well as four executive board members.

The installation for the North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS® (NSBAR) took place on Sept. 6 at Ravinia’s Tree Top event space, and more than 200 people came out to celebrate the officers.

Yolanda Jeffries has opened Lux Life Realty, her own luxury real estate brokerage, and marked the occasion with a party at The Signature Room on August 23.

On August 17, Dream Town Real Estate celebrated the grand opening of its new West Loop office, located at 1338 W. Madison St.

Marquette Companies recently celebrated 40 years in business with a party on June 13. It took place at Water Street Naperville, the company’s mixed-use development.

COMPASS Chicagoland held its COMPASS Legends Society event at BLVD Steakhouse on June 21. Glo Matlin was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

At the second annual Engel & Völkers Pride Leadership Summit, a series of presenters and panelists shared educational, actionable approaches to promote the LGBTQ+ community — in and out of real estate.

Hundreds of industry professionals turned out for the annual Real Estate Rumble event at Park West in Lincoln Park on May 25. The event, sponsored by Vesta Preferred Realty, offered real estate professionals the opportunity to train with a boxing coach, then square off with an opponent for three rounds.

On May 4, Coldwell Banker Realty in the Central West held its annual sales success event, recognizing the company’s top agents and teams. The celebration took place in Rosemont at Joe’s Live, where partygoers enjoyed dinner, live music and dancing.

On May 15, @properties Christie’s International Real Estate honored top-producing agents at their annual Timeless celebration, previously known as the Road to Rolex Awards.