Congratulations Illinois REALTORS®!

At the NAR Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo this week in Washington, D.C., Illinois REALTORS® President Matt Silver (dark suit far left) and Immediate Past President Michael Gobber (second from right), accepted congratulations on behalf of the association for earning the RPAC Triple Crown and the association's seventh consecutive President's Cup award. To earn the 2023 President's Cup Award, your Illinois REALTORS® had to meet or exceed several goals in RPAC and Advocacy. These include overall dollars in RPAC fundraising, Major Investors, participation and increasing member involvement in different advocacy efforts during the calendar year. To earn the 2023 Triple Crown Award, your state association had to meet or exceed goals related to RPAC fundraising only. Illinois is one of the only large states in the country to achieve the President's Cup Award seven years in a row.

In addition, 14 Illinois REALTORS® whose aggregate lifetime contributions to the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) reached $25,000 were formally recognized and inducted into the RPAC Hall of Fame, while four past inductees were celebrated for reaching the $50,000 milestone during 2023.

Those who were inducted into the RPAC Hall of Fame included:

  • Mike Buscher, managing broker with Real Estate Group in Springfield;
  • Kristen Butcher, executive vice president Illinois REALTORS®;
  • Mike Culat, broker with Compass in Woodstock;
  • Brett Decker, sales representative with EXIT Strategy Realty in Chicago;
  • Chad Doyle, broker with RE/MAX Preferred in Swansea;
  • Linda Dressler, broker for RE/MAX Suburban in Schaumburg;
  • Antje Gehrken, president and designated managing broker of ARE Partners, Inc., in Chicago;
  • John Gormley, CEO of the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®;
  • Jeff Kolbus, broker for RE/MAX Traders Unlimited in Peoria and treasurer of Illinois REALTORS®;
  • Kinga Korpacz, broker for EXIT Realty Redefined in Rolling Meadows
  • Kris Rosser Schmitt, owner and designated managing broker for KRS Realty in Collinsville;
  • Vicky Silvano, broker with Real Broker LLC in Naperville;
  • Ginger Sreenan, broker for Dickerson & Nieman in Rockford; and
  • Jen Teske, associate for RE/MAX Alliance in Collinsville.

Achieving new RPAC investment tiers

Four Illinois REALTORS® were honored for reaching an aggregate lifetime investment of $50,000:

  • Loretta Alonzo-Deubel, broker with Century 21 Circle in Westchester;
  • Sonia Anaya, broker with America Real Estate in Chicago;
  • Joe F. Hanauer, principal at Combined Investments, LLC in Laguna Beach, CA; and
  • Michael D. Oldenettel, designated managing broker of the Real Estate Group in Springfield.