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Get ready, Chicago! The commercial real estate industry is trading in boardrooms for the battlefield—of friendly competition! On May 8, 2025, over 250 top brokers, property managers, developers, and industry leaders will come together for the Breakthrough T1D Illinois Real Estate Games—a high-energy, action-packed field day benefiting Breakthrough T1D’s mission to improve lives and fund research for type 1 diabetes (T1D) cures.
What Are the Breakthrough T1D Real Estate Games?
- A highly competitive and fun-filled field day where commercial real estate professionals face off in basketball, dodgeball, track & field, and more.
- A unique blend of athleticism, teamwork, fundraising, and industry rivalry, where bragging rights are as valuable as deals closed.
- A premier networking opportunity that connects industry leaders beyond the conference room.
Why Get Involved?
- Support a Critical Cause: Help fund life-changing research and advocacy for the 1.45 million Americans living with T1D.
- Elevate Your Brand: Gain visibility among top-tier commercial real estate firms through strategic sponsorship and team participation.
- Engage Your Team: Boost company culture and camaraderie in a way that’s competitive, engaging, and fun!
- Network with Industry Leaders: Compete and collaborate with the who’s who of Chicago’s real estate market.
Don’t just watch from the sidelines—get in the game! Whether you’re competing, sponsoring, or cheering on your colleagues, your participation helps fuel groundbreaking research and advocacy for type 1 diabetes. Secure your sponsorship today!
Event Leadership
Patti Jaglinski
Co-Chair
Tim Phair
Co-Chair
Nick Cannon, Wintrust
Karen Case, CIBC
Lee Golub, Golub & Company
Matt Gumbiner, CIBC
Doug Lyons, Pearlmark
Dan Montalbano, DL3 Realty
Noah O’Neill, Stone Real Estate
Rich Plonsker, Savills
Founded in 1970, Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) is the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, we help make everyday life better while driving toward cures. Adam Singer of Savills, a Director Emeritus on Breakthrough T1D’s International Board of Directors, and Rick Kimball hosted the inaugural Real Estate Games in Washington, DC in the early 1990s. Today, the Mid-Atlantic (Washington, D.C.) games hosts over 75 top Real Estate companies, over 2,500 “athletes” and hundreds of volunteers.
The Breakthrough T1D Real Estate Games is a day filled with athletic competition and business rivalries, where participants compete in a series of events that require strength, speed, precision, and a sense of humor. Events include basketball, tug of war, dodgeball, track & field competition and more. Breakthrough T1D Real Estate Games offer a unique event experience for the commercial real estate industry and allows for numerous distinctive marketing opportunities. In 2016 and 2018, New York City and Chicago respectively hosted their inaugural Breakthrough T1D Real Estate Games. Cumulatively, the Breakthrough T1D Real Estate Games has raised over $14.5 million for T1D research.
Sponsors
All Star Sponsors
Olympic Champion Sponsors
Elite Athlete Sponsors
Ring of Honor Sponsors
