Chicago REAL Professionals welcomed guest speaker Paulina San Millan of Intersect Illinois, a non-profit organization created by Governor Rauner as a separate entity from the government to help market real estate opportunities in Illinois and provide resources to real estate professionals throughout the state and especially in the Chicago area.  Some of the recent activities by Intersect Illinois include: 
New projects in over 113 cities across the state

434 projects statewide (42 headquarters, 156 distribution warehouses, 129 manufacturing facilities and 96 office spaces)
83 projects in the pipeline
$5.26B in potential investment 
11,232 potential new jobs 

With an audience of over 20 high-profile real estate executives in the room, Ms. San Millan’s presentation was most informative and timely.