Nearparkers Family Workshop is the working title of a community tinkerer/maker/hacker/creator space being planned to be located near Oak Park and Forest Park. The goal is to have equipment and a family friendly space to share, and to feed off of each other’s creative juices. We are looking for people to follow along as progress updates come out and also looking for people to actively drive the creation of this cool space. The space will have members who pay a monthly fee to have 24 hour access, …

Bon jour! This is a group for conversational French speakers of all levels. The group will be meeting at Tapas 7232 (7232 Madison) in Forest Park on Sundays at 4pm. Looking forward to meeting and making new friends...

This is a social and networking group of professionals in the western suburbs of Chicago near Oak Brook, IL. We will meet every few weeks for happy hour to relax and have a little fun after work at some of the great restaurants in the area.

West Suburban Senior Services is proud to host a weekly lunch and discussion group geared toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Seniors (55 and over). Each Friday from 11 AM to 2 PM the group meets in Forest Park for coffee, lunch, and a discussion group. New members are welcome! The mission of the West Suburban LGBT Seniors Program is to understand and meet the growing needs of the LGBT and allied senior community in the Western Suburbs through outreach and programming delivered with k …

GUTSY GAL PALS 50UP TRAVEL & SOCIAL CLUB Life is too short not to have a pink umbrella in your drink! This is a group for women 45 & over to make new girlfriends for socializing & travel! There aren't many groups for those of us who remember the Beatles, Rob & Laura Petrie & white go-go boots. Many of our Meetups are just for ladies, but we will also have events where husbands or significant others are welcome. Our events range from wine tasting to international travel! You name it, we just may …

It seems all the singles Meetup groups in the suburbs tend to consist mostly of fifty-somethings with a couple divorces under their belts and their kids married or off to college.  Leaving the younger crowd forced to head to Chicago for social activities with others in their age range.  Not that there's anything wrong with folks over a certain age, they're as active and vivacious as the rest of us.  Sometimes more-so.  We just want to hang with people of a similar age. There are a lot of young s …

This is a group for any veteran, spouse or child of a veteran, and civilians that support veterans. There are event that include some or all. At times we meet for fun and on occasion the events are topic specific. We are looking forward to having you aboard!

This group was created for plus sized people in there 30's and 40's that want to get together with other great BHM and BBW's. Activities will be planned that build life long friendships. Some activities will consist of a night out on the town, movies, dinner, road trips and anything else that looks like fun. Most activities will be affordable and if there are additional costs involved all members will be notified way ahead of time. This group is for highly motivated and positive plus sized peopl …

Community Community Events From private group training sessions and guest speakers to concerts and organization meetings, the Microsoft Store offers a variety of complimentary events and services in our Theater. We are proud members of the local community and welcome opportunities to host events for our friends and neighbors. Learn technology skills. Have fun. Spread the word. Whether you're looking to enhance your organization's technology skills, build awareness in the local community for th …

Two years ago, our ambitious friend and founder, Meghan, started this wonderful mom's group because she would "see other moms in Brookfield and the surrounding areas and want to stop and meet them all." Today, we are over 100 members strong and still growing!  Our calendar is packed with fun events almost daily (weekends & evenings, too).  Whether you are looking for park play dates, trips to the zoo, holiday themed parties, backyard play groups, a book club, exercise buddies, or mom and/or dad' …

Meet other local people who are interested in walking for fitness! We'll meet up to walk around Oak Park/River Forest/Forest Park and on local trails. We've also been known to do a little hiking, biking, eating and drinking as a group. To lose weight and to keep it off, you need to get moving. Walking at a moderate pace for 30-60 minutes burns stored fat and can build muscle to speed up your metabolism. Walking an hour a day is also associated with cutting your risk of heart disease, breast canc …

Are you ready to have some fun? This group is for women interested in getting out of the house and getting together to participate in a number of activities including karaoke nights, dance classes, dinners and movies, comedy shows, plays or concerts, shopping trips, fitness classes; you name it!  The opportunities are limitless to the journeys we can unlock and discover as a positive group of freespirited, diverse women. If you are looking for fun and adventure, let the good times roll. Members …

We are a casual running club that holds group runs close to western Cook County, and eastern DuPage County. Most runs are in the Brookfield, Lyons, Riverside, La Grange, La Grange Park, Westchester, and Western Springs area. Other surrounding areas like Hinsdale, and Darien, and Westmont have a very strong running population and great places to run. We are slowly building a pool of people of all abilities so that we could have a place to make new friends, find new motivation, undertake new endea …

Hello Everyone, As an certified ACE Group Fitness Instructor &  Independent Beachbody coach I am excited to share information about my quest to help those who seek options on how to lead a healthy lifestyle. It is also an honor to participate in the fight of the obesity problem affecting so many today with a company that really cares about changing lives.  Join us and preview a FREE BEACHBODY workout makers of P90X, Insanity and now Shakeology. Details on my site at http://www.FitLizChicago.com  …

The Northern Illinois Preppers are an emergency preparedness group. Our team meets on topics that we feel are relevant to urban, suburban, and rural preppers. In an emergency, we can survive 3 minutes without oxygen, 3 hours without shelter, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food, and 3 months without companionship.  Being alone will be the most difficult part of survival. We suggest that our members form alliances and become part of an established team that comes from different backgrounds …

Wheel to Wheel Karting lets racers from different locales know about a variety of "Arrive and Drive" Karting Endurance Races at various venues.  This LeMans style of Kart racing has been catching on over the past few years where several team members take turns driving fast, high powered karts during a race.  If you are an "A type" personality this is for you. This is an easy way to get involved testing your road course driving skills in the fun and exciting sport of endurance karting.  The "Arri …

Are you an Entrepreneur, Professional, or Opportunity Seeker looking to network with people that have the following qualities: Integrity Honesty Loyalty Put other people's interest before yours Genuinely cares for others A really nice person Then you've found your group! Let's build and grow our business together while building meaningful freindships that will last a lifetime. This group is open to all walks of life (that fits the qualities above). Everyday People looking for quality professio …

As an offshoot of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago, the Oak Park Monday Night Meditation Group is open to all who want to learn and practice meditation together. Sessions include meditation instruction, practice, reading and discussion. Sessions are free but donations are always welcome. Meditation practice provides a warm, genuine basis for realizing the full potential of our inherent wisdom. Through the practice, we learn to touch in with this wisdom, allowing us to live our lives …

We are Dupage business owners, executives, leaders, and entrepreneurs, who care about the communities we serve. We meet together to network and to learn from educational programs and workshops. By attending our business and social events, we gain knowledge, skills, and strategies to grow our businesses, and we increase our circle of colleagues and friends.

These are the voyages of the Western Suburban Science-Fiction Book Club... Our continuing mission: to seek out the most compelling, discussion-provoking science-fiction (and occasionally, fantasy) novels and gather together to chat about them over dinner. It's a pretty good mission. Reading sci-fi suggests certain nerdish... leanings, but don't be afraid: our group is all-inclusive. Yes, I'm sure a few of us qualify as geeks, but we're all socially well-adjusted and reasonably freshly showered t …

Meet other Wargamers who are interested in historical gaming. We have a small wargaming group located in North Riverside (1 mile North of Brookfield Zoo) with a focus on historical miniatures. Our miniatures include WWII (skirmish, armor, air, and naval), Civil War (land and naval), American Revolution, Napoleonic, Crimean War, Franco Prussian War, French Foreign Legion, WWI (air and naval), Ancients, Medieval, and Renaissance. We are also both interested and open to other periods. We belie …

We are a suburban group of experienced and wanna' be gardeners who are motivated to take on the responsibility of growing our own healthy food. Food that is free of GMO's and organic. I've started my own organic and GMO free seeds for the 2013 crop and I'm willing to share what I know.  But I also want to learn about canning and preserving, composting and better organic food growing techniques. We're building a community of urban farmers who are actively learning from each other.  We are also co …

A family friendly Drupal User Group that meets in Oak Park Illinois. Hurray! We got a Drupal Community Cultivation Grant from the Drupal Association. It will pay for 6 months of meetup.com ($72) plus fees up to $40 a month for a meeting space or other promotional expenses.

This is a social group for people in their 20s/30s in the South-Western Suburbs (Berwyn to OakPark to Naperville to Downers Grove) who are looking to meet like minded people for fun times! I propose wine, bars, happy hours, bowling, dinner, game nights, movies, and more!

Calling all Oak Park, Riverside, Berwyn, and La Grange parents of teen Minecrafters! If have a kid or teen who loves Minecraft, this meetup is for you! We will be meeting at the Buona Beef in Berwyn (6745 Roosevelt Road Berwyn, IL 60402) every Saturday at 2 pm. If you have a laptop, bring it with you; Buona Beef has free wifi. Come to the Meetup to play Minecraft with other kids, talk Minecraft, share Minecraft ideas, exchange hints for playing, and talk about ideas for mods. Please email or RSV …

Meet friendly local moms for a fun night out! Whether you're a SAHM, working mom, work-from-home mom, or whatever the case may be, all moms need an occasional night out with the girls! Join us for a variety of enjoyable events including dinner, wine tastings, movie nights, coffee chats, game nights, and other fun nights out on the town! Events will be held mainly in Clarendon Hills/Hinsdale/Oak Brook and surrounding areas, but we're always open to fun new things to do, wherever that may take us. …

Let's get together for affordable and fun activities , like going to storytime at the library, having picnics at the Park, swinging by the malls to the play area and play dates in our homes. We can also have events for just the ladies, like moms night-out, movies, dinner… and anything else that looks like fun.” This group is the group where every mom is welcomed and get the feeling that she is meeting her friends.

What better way to start 2013 than to read books set in Chicago! We meet up locally – surrounding western suburbs area – for the book discussion. Whether it be a café, lounge...what a way to spend a few hours for a book discussion, build friendships, and consume a bite to eat and a drink as well! So join us! :)