Greater Illinois Title Company (GIT), a Chicago-based title insurance and real estate information services provider, has announced that Jack Ericksen, of Joliet, has joined GIT as a regional account manager. Mr. Ericksen will be based out of GIT's Naperville office until the company's new office location in Shorewood is opened around the first of January. He will be responsible for sales, marketing and business development in the south and southwestern suburbs of Cook and Will Counties with a special emphasis on the Joliet area.

Mr. Ericksen was in the banking business for over 15 years, first with First of America Bank and later National City Bank. He was the Will County sales representative with Chicago Title in Joliet for over five years. He is a member of the Will-Grundy Homebuilders Association where he sat on the Board of directors for two years and served on various committees. He is also active with the Will County Association of Realtors and the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago.

In making the announcement, Guy P. Lundstrom, Senior Vice President of GIT stated, " Jack will focus his efforts on growing all segments of our business in Will County. With our new office soon to open in Shorewood, Jack will help establish a strong presence for Greater Illinois Title in this exciting market. We are very proud to have Jack on board with GIT and know that he will introduce our tradition of exceptional customer service to new markets."

About Greater Illinois Title
Greater Illinois Title, celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2010, is Chicago Title's largest title agent in Illinois and one of its largest title agents in the country. The company provides title insurance, construction and commercial escrow services, sale and refinance closing services, 1031 tax deferred exchanges, land surveys and real estate information in the Chicago metro region. It currently operates through a network of fourteen offices located in Arlington Heights, Crystal Lake, Downers Grove, Geneva, Homewood, Lindenhurst, Oak Lawn, Shorewood, Tinley Park, Westchester, Wheaton, Yorkville, in Chicago on North Milwaukee Avenue and in the Loop at 120 N. La Salle Street. Greater Illinois Title is authorized to write Title Insurance and issue policies in the Counties of Cook, DeKalb, Du Page, Grundy, Lake, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry and Will. The company coordinates title insurance and escrows in all Illinois Counties and across the United States.