Chicago Forecast 2027 (25th Annual)
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Chicago Forecast 2027 (25th Annual)

Thursday, January 14, 2027

Sponsors

Newmark
Gold
Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries (“Newmark” or “the Company”), is a world leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to large institutional investors and other owners, global corporations and other occupiers, and lenders. Built with purpose and driven by excellence, Newmark’s comprehensive platform is uniquely tailored to provide superior outcomes to clients.
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Aprio
Gold
Aprio is redefining what it means to be a global advisory and accounting firm. We help businesses and individuals Account for Anything® — delivering clarity and confidence in a world full of unknowns.
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Mortenson
Silver
Mortenson is a U.S.-based, top-10 builder, developer and provider of energy and engineering services committed to helping organizations move their strategies forward. Mortenson’s broad portfolio of integrated services ensures that its customers’ investments result in high-performing assets. The result is a turnkey partner, fully invested in the business success of its customers.
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Honigman LLP
Silver
Honigman is a leading business law firm serving clients locally, nationally, and internationally from its offices across Chicago, Michigan (Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Lansing), Washington, D.C. and our newest wholly owned subsidiary office in Israel. We counsel clients on complex legal issues in more than 60 areas of legal practice. We pride ourselves on understanding our clients’ businesses and being exceptionally responsive to their business goals and needs.

Honigman is on the forefront of developing new approaches to add value to our client service. With our innovative administrative approaches, project management skills, and client service teams, our attorneys are able to work proactively with our clients to deliver outstanding service and results. The extraordinary proficiency of our attorneys and staff, our client service ethic, and our Midwest cost structure allows Honigman to successfully compete with the nation’s largest law firms.

For 75 years, Honigman has been repeatedly commended by peers and clients for exceptional performance. Our Corporate/M&A, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Bankruptcy/Restructuring and Real Estate practices are ranked in the top tier in Michigan by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2023. U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" ranks 17 of our major practice areas nationally among the nation’s most prominent law firms.
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Lument
Silver
Headquartered in New York with more than 30+ offices nationwide, Lument provides a comprehensive set of capital solutions, integrated investment sales platform, and full suite of advisory services. Through the strategic insight of our expert team, we help investors identify and capitalize on opportunities across multifamily, affordable housing, seniors housing & healthcare, and other CRE asset classes.

Our capabilities and deep market expertise enable us to deliver value that goes far beyond the deal — unlocking potential that helps investors maximize returns and achieve long-term success.

In 2025, Lument closed more than $8.8 billion in debt transactions across 550 deals, financing over 75,000 housing units nationwide. We are the #1 FHA MAP lender by loan count, maintain a servicing portfolio exceeding $56.5 billion, and have completed transactions in all 50 states.
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Old National Bank
Silver
Old National is the sixth largest commercial bank headquartered in the Midwest and a top 25 U.S. bank (pro-forma results as of June 30, 2026). As a regional bank with $74 billion in assets, we have the heart, culture and DNA of a smaller community bank, we are proud to have strong relationships with our clients and communities and an inclusive work environment that empowers our team members to deliver their best.
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Brennan Investment Group
Silver
Brennan Investment Group, a Chicago-based private real estate investment firm, acquires, develops, and operates industrial properties in select major metropolitan markets throughout the United States. Since 2010, Brennan Investment Group has acquired or developed over $8 billion in industrial real estate in 30 states. The company’s current portfolio spans 30 states and encompasses approximately 58 million square feet.
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Finishing Chicago
Bronze
Top GC’s and Property Managers rely on Finishing Chicago’s contractors for the latest techniques and professional results on Chicago’s most demanding high-profile projects: museums, stadiums, hospitality and iconic office suites.

We have the industry’s best trained finishing contractors in: Commercial and Industrial Painting, Wallcovering, Drywall Finishing, Glass Systems, Signage and Wood, Metal and Marble Finishing.

FinishingChicago.com is your FREE resource to the most safety-focused finishing contractors. We incentivize our contractors to continue safety and technical training throughout their careers like no one else!

Select your specific job needs at our website and receive an instant-match-list of pre-qualified, licensed and bonded contractors who work tirelessly until you’re completely satisfied.
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International Masonry Institute (IMI)
Corporate
The International Masonry Institute offers quality training for craftworkers, professional education for masonry contractors and free technical assistance to the design and construction communities. IMI is a strategic alliance between the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) and their signatory contractors to promote quality masonry construction. Team IMI consists of architects, engineers, construction managers, skilled craftworkers and instructors, offering what no other group can: expertise in training, craftsmanship, design, installation and marketing. That means buildings built by union craftworkers and contractors get built the right way. The Flynn Center in Maryland and regional centers offer training at all career levels, from apprentice to supervisor, in all the masonry crafts: brick/block, tile, terrazzo, marble, stone, restoration, plaster and cement, plus new products and systems.
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Tuckpointers Cleaners Caulkers
Corporate
Since its founding in 1898, The Pointers, Cleaners, & Caulkers Union has represented the most highly skilled masonry maintenance and restoration specialists in the Chicagoland area. The tradesmen of Local 21 have been handing their craft down from generation to generation, accumulating more than a century of knowledge and expertise in the hands of our workforce today. As "The Best Hands in the Business" we handle everything from the deterioration of your masonry facade to weather or accidental damage to buildings ranging from storefronts to skyscrapers, and historical landmarks to new construction. Our objective is to help our business partners prosper by providing the most productive, cost effective, quality-minded craftworkers available anywhere.
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Powering Chicago
Corporate
Bringing together the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 134 electricians and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) of Chicago and Cook County, Powering Chicago is an electrical industry labor-management partnership (LMCC) that invests in consistently better construction, better careers and better communities within the metro Chicago region. Employing the latest technology, our members are elevating industry performance through their commitment to safety, level of experience and reliability, while also investing in the future of skilled labor through an innovative, five-year apprenticeship program.

Since 1900, we have worked to encourage communication and cooperation between labor and management, establish the highest standards of safety, reliability, training and expertise, and to promote the union electrical industry in the Chicago region.

In doing so, Powering Chicago’s members have shaped the growth of Chicago, often building many firsts in the city, including helping execute Daniel Burnham’s groundbreaking lakefront plan, installing Chicago’s first telephone system and wiring the city’s first subway system – not to mention helping build the city’s first skyscrapers, homes, churches, hospitals, high-rise apartments, airports and theaters. We’ve also helped build many of Chicago’s iconic landmarks, such as Sears Tower, Wrigley Field, O’Hare International Airport and the Art Institute of Chicago. Powering Chicago’s members are proud to have been an integral part of Chicago’s history and are dedicated to its ongoing growth as one of the world’s great cities.
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Union National Bank
Coat Check Sponsor
We know having the right banking partner can make the difference.

For over a 100 years, UNB continues to be a business-focused bank. We pride ourselves on being an innovative, locally-owned bank within both our immediate and national communities. Whether initiating the first mobile banking charter in Illinois or our daily pursuit to provide the highest level of service-based, personalized solutions, we constantly seek to innovate and redefine practices to ensure a successful future.

Our Chairman founded and operated a Chicago-area manufacturing business that led him to the acquisition of UNB. His many years of dealing with numerous financial institutions, both negative and positive, provided him with a unique and diverse understanding of the challenges business owners commonly face. These experiences culminated to create the philosophy of who UNB is today.

A business-focused bank that offers competitive pricing, systems of speed and flexibility, technologies of larger lending institutions without losing focus of the most important component, maintaining a personalized customer experience. This extensive experience, combined with the strength and consistency of our leadership team, is a key factor in the continued growth and success of UNB.
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Village Of Hoffman Estates
Raffle Sponsor
The Village of Hoffman Estates strives to continually improve the quality of life of our residents and businesses by delivering responsive and efficient municipal services.

With a population approaching 55,000, Hoffman Estates is a full-service community. Our location provides excellent access to all major attractions within the Chicagoland area and the Midwest. Accommodations to suit all requirements, a variety of top-quality restaurants, good shopping, and many other attractions – both natural and man-made – have resulted in Hoffman Estates becoming one of the premier suburban communities in the state of Illinois.

The Village has made major strides in the areas of business and economic development, inter-agency cooperation, and growth management. With an expanding population base in the region, the Village of Hoffman Estates is poised for future growth, both commercially and residentially. The Village also offers good employment prospects, excellent educational amenities, and a modern infrastructure.
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Morgan / Harbour Construction
Hors d’oeuvres Sponsor
Celebrating over 25 years of building trusted relationships with our clients and partners, Morgan / Harbour Construction is a design-build general contractor driven above all else to transform your vision into reality.

Morgan / Harbour is recognized as a premier industrial and commercial builder. Our 60+ member team has expertise to deliver complex facilities for corporate interiors, laboratory, manufacturing, aviation, waste transfer, cold storage, and food & beverage clients.

We’ve built more than spaces. We’ve built a reputation of integrity, reliability, and genuine connection that has resulted in long-lasting collaborative partnerships.
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