Six Chicago-Area RE/MAX Firms Honored for Their 2011 Fundraising Efforts to Benefit Children’s Memorial Hospital

Chicago, IL, June 21, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Six member firms of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network, all serving the metropolitan Chicago real estate market, recently were honored for their 2011 fundraising efforts to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) and specifically Children’s Memorial Hospital (now known as the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital) of Chicago. Each of the firms received a CMNH Outstanding Citizen Award for its efforts. As a group, their contributions accounted for approximately 70 percent of the $102,000 donated by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network.

The following are the RE/MAX firms honored for their donations to CMNH, all of which benefited Children’s Memorial. They are listed in order based on the size of their donation, with the largest first:

RE/MAX Suburban, with offices in Arlington Heights, Glen Ellyn, Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg and Wheaton.
RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, with offices in Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Lake Zurich and Palatine.
RE/MAX Showcase, with offices in Gurnee, Lake Forest, Long Grove and Waukegan.
RE/MAX of Barrington and RE/MAX NOW, both located in Barrington.
RE/MAX All Pro of Bloomingdale and Sugar Grove and RE/MAX Great American North of St. Charles.
RE/MAX City, with offices at 6839 W. Belmont Ave. and 7020 W. Higgins Ave. in Chicago.

“Real estate professionals have faced a challenging economic environment for several years now, but these firms and their agents and staff remained deeply committed to assisting the hospital with its mission of healing children from all backgrounds, regardless of their families’ economic resources. Our network congratulates these firms for all they have done to support the hospital and its young patients,” said Laura Ortoleva, RE/MAX Northern Illinois CMNH liaison.

RE/MAX has been the leader in the northern Illinois real estate market since 1989. The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, with headquarters in Elgin, Ill., consists of 2,100 sales associates and 110 individually owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full range of residential and commercial brokerage services. Its www.illinoisproperty.com and www.remax.com websites are leaders in consumer visits among real estate franchise brands. Its mobile search, m.illinoisproperty.com, allows users to conduct real estate searches on any mobile device with Internet access. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with 88,000 sales associates in 89 nations.