Illinois REALTORS® get a chance to chat with association staff members and sign up for member benefits at Inman Connect On the Road, held in Rosemont on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The event features a number of speakers who are association members.

Illinois REALTORS® get a chance to chat with association staff members and sign up for member benefits at Inman Connect On the Road, held in Rosemont on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The event features a number of speakers who are association members.

Chicago-area members of Illinois REALTORS® are hearing from some of the top names in the business at Inman Connect On the Road, an training event held in Rosemont on Wednesday.

Illinois REALTORS® Outreach Team member Gideon Blustein meets with XXXXX at the Inman Connect On the Road event in Chicago, on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.

Illinois REALTORS® Outreach Team member Gideon Blustein meets with Thomas Downing at the Inman Connect On the Road event in Chicago, on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.

Illinois REALTORS® and MRED have partnered to provide access to the their members to the Inman Connect news service, and representatives of both organizations are at the Donald Stephens Convention Center to meet attendees.

MRED is a Centennial Sponsor for the Illinois REALTORS® 100th anniversary celebration.

An estimated 1,700 people are attending the event, which was free for members who activated their Inman Select membership, which is a benefit provided through Illinois REALTORS® and MRED.

The event features a number of speakers and trainers who are Illinois REALTORS®, Included are:

  • Rebecca Jensen, CEO of MRED. 
  • REALTOR® Thaddeus Wong with @properties. 
  • REALTOR® Matt Laricy with Americorp Real Estate
  • REALTOR® Jennifer Ames of Coldwell Banker
  • REALTOR® Lisa Kon with Baird & Warner

The event lasts throughout the day, Wednesday.