The City of Crystal Lake continues to grow, leading to strong retail, office and industrial real estate markets with outstanding, ongoing opportunities for growth.

JLL named Jamie Fitzgerald as Senior Director, Financial Services Consulting Lead within its Americas Consulting business. In this role, Fitzgerald is responsible for driving growth across banking, investment management, fintech and insurance accounts.

Chicago's Kiser Group promoted John George and Joe Bianchi from Advisors to Directors, recognizing their contributions to the firm’s continued growth and its long-standing commitment to developing leaders from within. After four years with the firm, George and Bianchi also become the youngest Directors in Kiser Group’s history.

Nara Realty Advisors is expanding its multifamily brokerage in Chicago by hiring Conor Roe and T.J. Norris as investment sales brokers.

Oak Brook, Illinois-based CenterPoint Properties appointed Ross Straseske as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Ted Feenstra has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer for Chicago-based V3, an employee-owned multidisciplinary firm reimagining the built environment across North America.

Oak Brook, Illinois-based Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced Dawn Riegel, Principal, as head of the firm’s Asset Strategy & Landlord Services Team. A unique pillar within Ware Malcomb's Interior Architecture & Design practice, this team works with building owners, asset managers, brokers, and property managers to maximize their real estate asset values through a holistic, data-informed, lifecycle-driven approach.

CBRE promoted Chris Schastok to Vice Chairman, the firm's highest professional title for producers. Schastok is a member of CBRE's Site Selection & Incentives group within the Advisory Services Practice, based in Chicago.

Oak Brook, Illinois-based The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC appointed Thad Ingersoll as Chief Compliance Officer of Inland’s broker-dealer and registered investment adviser.

As its national commercial title business continues to expand, Chicago-based Proper Title, LLC hired Kerry Walsh as commercial operations and underwriting manager, adding more than 20 years of legal, underwriting and litigation experience to its growing commercial platform.

McColly Bennett Commercial Advantage is expanding its commercial real estate brokerage and dealmaking presence in Will County, establishing an office and adding two brokers in New Lenox, Illinois. The firm has named Joe Nugent a vice president and real estate broker and Esmeralda Roman a real estate broker.