Baird & Warner is a major real estate

Real estate

In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...

 company based in Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

Illinois

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Overview

Baird & Warner employs over 1,600 professional sales associates and operates out of over 22 local offices.

History

Founded in 1855, Baird & Warner is the largest independent real estate broker in Illinois and the oldest in the country. Baird & Warner celebrated its 150th anniversary on March 28th, 2005. On the 31st of January, 2005, Chicago Mayor

Mayor

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 Richard M. Daley

Richard M. Daley

Richard Michael Daley is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party, and former Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. He was elected mayor in 1989 and reelected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. He was the longest serving Chicago mayor, surpassing the tenure of his...

 issued a proclamation that March 28th would be known as Baird & Warner Day in Chicago. He urged all Chicagoans to be cognizant of the events planned for that day.
“In 1959, John Baird accepted the presidency of the Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council, a 25-year-old nonpartisan group of civic-minded leaders determined to push for improved housing and transportation.”
In the early 1960’s, John Baird

John Baird

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 used that position to push for civil rights

Civil rights

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legislation that would outlaw racial discrimination by real estate agents. Up until that time it was a white real estate agent’s unwritten job in Chicago to discourage social rehabilitation and the assimilation of the white and non-white immigrant population.