Getting my RE license to sell my families property

[Jorge Leon]

Hello everyone, first post here. I currently work as an independant contractor selling houses for a person that buys and sells. I am not a realtor as I do not have a license. The reasons I am looking to acquire one are two fold. The first is because I'm interested in working for a Real Estate company in the future, but the more important and immediate reason is because my parents are looking to sell their half a million dollar property near Chicagoland, to keep the commission for myself? If I was to acquire my license would I be able to sell the property on my own or would I need a real estate office to sponsor me? If i had to be sponsored by a real estate company, what percentage commission would I be looking at? Am I able to post in the MLS without the sponsorship of a RE office? Just trying to get a feel about how feasible and practical this would be. Looking forward to your responses, have a nice day.