Any Chicago Suburbs Real Estate Agents who work with investors?

[Joseph A Henke]

I am currently in the St. Louis area but I am relocating to the Chicagoland area, West Suburbs area, very soon. I am a newly licensed agent here in MO but I am looking to get into real estate in Chicago. I am looking for an agent that works with investors in the Chicago area frequently who could direct me to a solid lender. This will be the first property that I have ever bought. We plan to live in it and renovate over a year or so and then rent it out or sell after that time. I want an agent that knows the area well so I can buy the property right and start an ongoing relationship with a local lender.