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Margie is a lifelong resident of Highland Park and the North Shore, bringing decades of real estate experience and an unmatched knowledge of the local market to every transaction. Known for her personal approach, strong relationships, and ability to bring buyers and sellers together, Margie is committed to making every client's experience as seamless and successful as possible.
As the founder of The Brooks Group at Baird & Warner, Margie has built one of the North Shore's most respected real estate teams, with over $1 billion in lifetime sales. Her dedication, market expertise, and proven results have consistently placed her among the industry's top performers.
Today, The Brooks Group includes Margie, Lanny Brooks, Tommy Brooks, Lindsey Galassini Dickinson, and Nina Blakley. Together, the team serves buyers and sellers throughout the North Shore, Chicago, and surrounding Chicagoland suburbs, combining decades of experience, local knowledge, and a personal approach to real estate.
Awards & Achievements
Over $1 Billion in Lifetime Sales – The Brooks Group
Baird & Warner Founder's Club
Top 1% Company-Wide Since 1996
Chicago Agent Magazine People's Choice Industry MVP
The entire Brooks team is professional, knowledgeable, hardworking, responsive and committed to serving the client.
My wife and I looked for the right ranch for several years I never felt pressured. We appreciated Lanny’s patience and commitment to help us find the right home. Marjie and Lanny helped us get the price we wanted in selling our home. I would absolutely recommend Margie and Lanny Brooks and use them again.
Excellent service and knowledge of the market. Thank you for a great job !
Lindsey was great to work with. She knew the area very well and was a great communicator
Awesome job! Pleasure to work with, great communication and guidance all along the way.
Great plan, Great timing, Great Job
Working with Lindsey was the best experience I have ever had for both buying and selling a home. Her knowledge of the market, attention to detail, and responsiveness made the process very smooth. As buyers, she wasn't just focused on closing the deal, but finding the right home for our family. She took the time to truly understand our needs and preferences, and consistently went above an...
Margie and Lanny were knowledgeable, professional, well-informed and incredibly responsive and helpful. Highest recommendation.
She was excellent in communicating clearly. Always available when I reached out to her. Very helpful with the entire process and never had any concerns I would recommend her to anyone asking for a realtor I like the fact that both Tommy and Lanny are around to help if Margie was tied up and provide their input and expertise
Excellent
Lindsey was absolutely outstanding! She was extremely professional and was so patient with my husband and I who are first time home owners. She made the entire experience run so smoothly and more importantly she made it fun! I can’t recommend Lindsey enough!
Working with Lindsey was a 10/10 experience
I’ve worked with Lanny for many years. He is exceptional at what he does and has become a very dear friend of mine. He and the entire Brooks organization are highly experienced and understand the North Shore market as well if not better than any other real estate professionals in the area. Lanny will always tell you the truth, like it or not, as he’s only looking out for what’s bes...
I had the opportunity to have Lindsey as both our buying and selling agent. I can't recommend her enough! She helped us find and secure our dream home in a seemingly impossible market, where there were multiple strong offers. She used her incredible marketing skills, and knowledge of the current market, to sell our home in a multiple offer scenario before we had a chance to list it. Lind...