www.illinoismufon.com State Director Sam Maranto email mufonsam@comcast.net Illinois MUFON, Mutual UFO Network is a State Chapter with many Local Chapters. It is a highly recognized UFO Investigative Research Group. There are meetings monthly at the Orland Park Library, Blue Island Library, Princeton Public Library and Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield with more locations in the works. Meetings and membership are open to the general public not just our members. We hope you eventually …

The Chicago Podcasters Network is a gathering of Chicago-area podcast hosts and producers to grow the community and share experiences and best practices. Our next meeting will be held at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library on Wednesday, May 21st at 7:00pm. The Arlington Heights Memorial Library is located at 500 N Dunton Avenue, 2 blocks west of North Arlington Heights Road and 1 block south of Euclid Avenue (3 blocks north of the Arlington Heights Metra Union Pacific District Northwest Lin …

Welcome to Downers Grove Area Moms!  We are a group of moms with newborn through early grade school-age children looking for advice and support as we share in the joys of motherhood.  Although we come from different backgrounds and different experiences, what we do have in common is the desire to find opportunities to promote communication and socialization skills among our children. And certainly, we want to have fun in the process! Our moms come from all over the Chicagoland area including th …

Meet other North Shore moms just like you! Come to a local Meetup for friendship, reassurance, parenting advice, stories and fun. We have all types of meetups from going to parks, playgroups in individual homes, libraries, museums and many local kid- friendly places. We even have the much needed Moms Night Out! We welcome any young-at-heart mom who lives on the North Shore (Evanston, Wilmette, Highland Park, Glenview, Skokie, Northbrook, Winnetka, Kenilworth, Glencoe and Lake Forest and Deerfiel …

Are you a Chicago-area fan of indie, underground rock, imports, and other "non-major label" music? We'll be meeting up to see shows by interesting bands at smaller venues like the Vic, the Riv, Metro, the Empty Bottle, etc. Members can suggest bands they've heard, heard about, or even just heard of. The plan is to have some fun listening to indie rock, discover stuff we may not have heard before, and meet some new people. We now have our own internet radio station, WCIRF-- pull up User ID WCIRF …

Gather, meet your neighbors and practice your English over coffee and treats. We are looking for English speakers and English learners to participate in our monthly meetups. Join us to practice your English, share your voice and meet new people. --Andrea Questions? Email ocasioa@eisenhowerpld.org or call 708-867-2299 and ask for Dan, Penny or Andrea

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.

This event - 3rd Annual Dream Launcher- is for people who love parties in cool spaces, enjoy doing good in the process! The event is at Untitled restaurant 111 W Kinzie St. Chicago, Friday May 3, 2013. $100 will include Open Bar 6-9pm, Live Band, Hors d'oeuvre, and Silent Auction and Raffle. Tickets can be purchased before May 1, 2013 at: www.regonline.com/bookwallahdream3 Bookwallah is 501 c (3) non-profit organization that shares the gift of imagination with orphan children around the world th …

Let's get together for affordable activities in and around our neighborhood, like going to storytime at the library, having picnics at the park, 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 for moms with little ones under 5 years old.

A group to discuss Node.js, its frameworks, and best practices.

AngularJS meetup group in Chicago, IL discussing how to leverage and evolve the 'Superheroic JavaScript MVW Framework'.

Project-Road-SG is a study group focused on preparing for PMI's PMP (or CAPM) Exam. Meetings are on Wednesdays at 6 pm at the Harold Washington Library Center in downtown Chicago. Our conference room will hold nine people. I (Bill Baxter) am the facilitator/trainer (I earned my PMP in 2010).  I come equipped with the best study guide, practice test questions and some unique and valuable study materials I developed myself. Through years of helping others prepare for the exam, I can help you steer …

Meet friendly local moms to talk about your kids and have fun! Come to a Moms Meetup to share experiences, find advice, give support, and make new friends. Infants and kids of early school age (0 - 6 years old) is this group's focus. However, expecting moms are  welcome too. Most of our activities are scheduled in the daytime in the cities of Evanston, Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove, Glenview, and Northbrook and other neighboring suburbs. Activities include park playdates, in-home playgroups, and o …

The Jewish community in the northern suburbs appears to be quite diffuse. There is the JCC, the JYCS, the BJE, JUF, the various temples, the PJ Library and so forth. This website is intended to be a non-synagogue specific resource for people who are interested in exploring a variety of Jewish activities. Please post events for families with children from infants to middle school and contribute to what I hope will become a robust discussion board (for example discussing suggestions for kosher lun …

It's a new year, 2013, so lets raise the vibration of love, live boldly, be extraordinary, share in laughter, with community, all while opening to our deepest nature through creative expression. Wow! This Women’s Circle is about building a community of women that come together to create spiritually inspired works of the hand and heart. With intentions for fun, laughter, silence, stories, music, meditation, healing exercises, creating and gifting, all bringing together an exchange of ideas and …

This a book club based around the Persephone Books series from the UK (for more info: http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/). If you're not familiar with Persephone Books, they are fiction and non-fiction books written by forgotten female authors of the twentieth century and they are amazing! If you are into feminism, literature, history and/or anglophilia, you should join us! PLEASE NOTE: Participation in the club will probably require a small investment in purchasing the books each month (they are …

Celebrate your freedom to read! BANNED! is the perfect book club for anyone who enjoys reading and thinks that literary censorship has gone a little too far. We will be working through the Banned and Challenged Book list from the Radcliff Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century as well as the NCTE Banned and Challenged Book list and will be discussing not only the book, but why it has been banned or challenged in the US and if we agree that it should be banned from our libraries and …

Creatively Caring provides opportunities for families to get involved in hands-on community service projects that help people, animals, and the environment.  Families with children of all ages are encouraged to participate in our projects.  By taking an active part in community service, our youth develop self-confidence and cultivate a greater sense of responsibility, tolerance and empathy for others.  When we plant these values as seeds in our children, they grow with our children and eventuall …

Our ladies-only book club started year ten together in Oct, 2012.  That is > 100 book shared.  Meetings are filled with lively conversation and fun related to the book themes. At every meeting, we tie in food or an activity. We usually meet on the far northwest side of Chicago (near Devon & Central in the neighborhood of Edgebrook). Public transportation is excellent.  Members are all ages and stages of life, from college to retirement.  We are also on facebook as a private group. Many meeting …

There are several book clubs out there but they either seem to be disbanding, specialized or for women only so I decided to start this one. I am the former organizer of a large book club in Nashville which, I'm proud to say, is still going strong and I hope to bring that same success to this one. I had the opportunity to read a lot of great books I may not have picked up on my own and I hope to be introduced to even more! This is a co-ed bookclub that will meet once a month, at local coffee sho …

We are a group of Sencha developers in the greater Chicago area. Our meetups have free beer and food... and we talk about cool stuff, so why don't you join us?

THE North Shore Ukulele Society will meet once a month - Sunday Afternoon - at the Evanston Library to learn from each other to become better Ukulele players. Dues will be $35 per year.

Remember those college and post-college days when you always seemed to be surrounded by friends? What happened to that? Friends with Kids is a group for adults who are looking for friends ... and we all happen to be parents (including parents-to-be, adoptive parents, and foster parents). Sometimes we bring the kids along, sometimes we leave them behind for an all-adult evening. We're creating an in-person community dedicated to being there for one another and talking about real stuff (not just t …

The Midwest Digital Asset Managers is a group intended for anyone interested in the various aspect of Digital Asset Management. DAM itself draws from several areas of expertise including content production, archiving, library sciences, metadata, taxonomies, searchibility, trafficking, and many more. The asset lifecycle encompasses everything from content creation to long term archival - which is critical to every organization. As the field grows to include a wide range of DAM systems, it require …

A branch of the edX Global Community for people who live near Chicago, IL, USA! MeetUp with other people taking edX courses, have study groups at local coffee shops and libraries, and celebrate your successes!

A place for Chicago's Coffeescript users to learn, discuss and explore Coffeescript.

Are you seeking a healthier approach to the process of trying to conceive? How about motivation to start a yoga and relaxation practice and improve your diet? Perhaps you're looking for a place to share the stresses of trying to conceive and learn postive strategies for coping with negative thoughts. Our Fully Fertile Book Groups are all that - the information, motivation and support you need to create a healthier, more balanced you! Fully Fertile groups are free, peer-led, book clubs will follo …