Jeff Kolbus
2026 Illinois REALTORS® President
REALTOR® Jeff Kolbus, of Edwards, is the 2025 President-elect of Illinois REALTORS®. He is president of RE/MAX Traders Unlimited in Peoria.
Kolbus, AHWD, C2EX, ePro, GRI, SRS, began his real estate career in 1994. He is a member of the Peoria Area Association of REALTORS® (PAAR) and served as its president in 2002.
Kolbus has served on multiple Illinois REALTOR® committees and has chaired the Finance Committee, Public Policy Forum, REALTORS® Political Action Committee, RPAC Trustees, Business Issues-License Law Working Group and Technology Working Group. He has served multiple terms on the Illinois REALTORS® Board of Directors and in 2014 graduated from the Illinois REALTORS® Leadership Development Program.
Kolbus is a longtime contributor to the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) and was inducted into the RPAC Hall of Fame for 2023 with an aggregate lifetime investment of at least $25,000. He serves on the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) RPAC Participation Council and Board of Directors.
Kolbus has been active in his local community, serving in volunteer and leadership roles with the Home Builders Association of Greater Peoria, Downtown Development Corporation of Peoria, St. Francis Medical Center Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Illinois Community Advisory Board and St. Vincent de Paul Parish. He is a past commissioner for the city of Peoria’s Planning Commission, Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals.
Kolbus earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. He lives in Edwards with his wife, Wendy, a third generation REALTOR® in the Peoria area. They are the parents of two adult sons, Michael and Nick.
