Meet other women in your area for friendship and socializing! Ever wish you had a group of girlfriends you could call up and get together with when you needed? Similar to a "Sex in the City" gathering where you are with your closest lady friends and you can talk about anything and just have some good laughs! Or even maybe plan a trip together. Come out and gather with women (median age seems to be 30's-50's, single, married, has kids, doesn't have kids, empty nesters, all welcome) in your local …

A network of women dedicated to assisting all women in achieving professional as well as personal growth. Our commitment is to the advancement of women and their careers through mentoring opportunities as well as the exchange of ideas and resources. We meet every Thursday morning for breakfast and networking in Arlington Heights at Egg Harbor Cafe. Our networking and referral group has been around for over 17 years.  Each women represents their own business in our category exclusive organization …

Women's Leadership Network is a networking organization for business professionals. Networking is one of the most successful ways to build your business or career through building strong relationships. Relationships with others who help you spread your story. The platform for this success is fundamental. The first step begins with making the commitment to join a networking group or groups. The Women's Leadership Network has been going strong since 2005. We're one of the few women's networking gr …

Helping women to be self-sufficient entrepreneurs through life-long learning in a supportive environment. Giving women the skills to take control of their economic well-being empowers them to build healthier families, stronger communities, and a more vibrant economy. In the end, it helps us all. Prepares Women for the Complex Rigors of Business Ownership . A business is not built overnight. EEW' s challenging training programs cover everything from developing business plans to accessing capital …

The Brave Way Self Defense Program is an effective self-defense system based on instinctive principles that are easy to learn.The techniques we teach work regardless of your size, strength, speed, experience or physical ability. This 2 hour class will be held at various park district facilities in the northshore, north suburbs and northwest suburbs. If you would like to attend please RSVP  and contact the individual Park District  to resister and pay for the class. If you live in the town the c …

This group is for Single Christian women of all ages who want to gather to encourage one another in this season of singleness through a study of God's Word. Our study will include studying books in the Bible as well as Christian authors. This group will allow us to meet other local Christian women with whom we can socialize and share life. Activities will include a weekly Bible study and social activities. This group will create a sisterhood of women with whom you can attend movies, have dinner, …

Fun, Frugal, Females............. Are you committed to a relationship but find yourself looking for something to do during a given afternoon or evening???? Maybe you are an empty nester or soon to be one??? Perhaps you are looking for a group that likes the word inexpensive? You do not like staying home, but going to lunch every week is taking a toll out of your budget. Well you may have found what you are looking for. It can be quite a challenge to keep up the social life without spending much …

Do you find yourself sitting at home bored, because you have nothing to do? Are you having a hard time meeting other women? We're starting this group to hopefully find long lasting friendships, women who enjoy going out for coffee, movies, dining out, going for drinks, taking walks, hikes, taking in some art fairs, or anything is game, we're open to suggestions. Note: this is a WOMEN ONLY group. Sorry guys...

Our new chapter is up and running with new leadership! We are dedicated to furthering feminist issues for the women in our area including employment, sexual harassment, pay equity, reproductive choice, sexual violence, and educational issues. Our intention is to make a difference in the lives of the women in our area by dedicating ourselves to several key projects each year, and through community outreach and political activities Educating and empowering the women of Chicago's North and Northwe …

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WE are a great group of single women that are near or over the age of 40. AGE DOES NOT MATTER. SIZE and COLOR does not matter.  Rich, poor or in between-doesn't matter.   Friendship matters MOST! Women are powerful.  Men may rule the world but how did the rulers get here....A WOMAN! This group started out as SINGLE women but we have had many requests lately of married women that would like to join.  All of us have great girlfriends that are married so we are not going to leave them out!  Many ma …

All girls need a great group of friends... The goal of this group is to bring together a group of girls to make new friends, new memories, and have a lot of fun along the way. It is open to women in their 20's and 30's who want to get together for fun random events. We can get together for a glass of wine to discuss a good book, go bowling, catch a movie, and whatever other activities we choose. There are so many activities to do in the area year around. The group's purpose is to inspire women t …

Hello Lovelies! We are a great group of ladies looking to make some friends and try new things. This group was originally created in hopes of finding some like-minded woman who want to build their network of girlfriends and make lasting friendships. I would like to continue with this goal as new organizer and add that I would like this group to be a place to try new things, let be adventurous together! I'm in my late 20s and would love to meet with other women in their 20s and early 30s. I was a …

Are you spending way too much time in front of the TV or computer? Does your dog or cat have more of a social life than you? Well, if you're feeling like we are, let's try and remedy this. We're looking for women who want to develop some good, and hopefully long lasting friendships...women who enjoy dining out, seeing a movie, playing cards and board games, Mah Jongg, traveling, or just sitting around with a pot of coffee and sharing themselves with each other. Men are great, and we love 'em, bu …

For the budget conscience Diva, a group of women sharing, swapping and gifting new or used, gently worn clothes, shoes and accessories. Please no soiled, torn or frayed clothing. Looking for ways to connect and network with other Divas on a budget, this group is for you!

Welcome to The Girlfriends and Giggles Social Club of Chicago, or as we affectionally call ourselves, "The G & G". We are a fun, active and casual meetup group for women in the NW suburbs ages 25+. Whether you are single, married, partnered, widowed, divorced or separated we are looking to make new friends, have lots of fun in the process and hopefully are the right fit for you! We have a very high rate of returning members to our meetups and we pride ourselves on being a very fun, welcoming gro …

Group for women in the area interested in getting fit together. Whether it's running, walking, hiking, bicycling (although tougher in the winter months), meeting at a health club, etc. Just looking to create a small group who can share this common goal and help inspire and push each other to get and stay fit.  Ideal schedule will be around full time working women who's ideal times are before or after work. Please note- This is not a group for fitness professionals looking to sell services

Hi ladies! I reside in the Lake County, IL. area, & have found that there are not many if any interesting groups on this site for those of us in the far north west suburbs. All the great groups of people appear to be located in Chicago! I myself did not wish to travel all the way to the Chicago land area on a weekly or monthly basis to meet new people, or to make a new friend, especially being that the individuals in the group that I had attended did not wish to do the same for me! NO bueno! Thu …

"let's get together for affordable activities, hiking, movies, ? camping, cooking together, book club, cultural events, making new friends. I'm starting this group because I live in Barrington and I'm looking for healthy, interesting people who want to get together and explore outdoor and cultural events and not always want to drive to Chicago to do so. I am married, so it's not a group to go looking for guys. I'm looking for health-conscious women who like to socialize in healthy ways,explore n …

We are women from a range of ages and backgrounds who love to read, laugh, share, and learn from each other. We meet the first Monday of each month to discuss a book, chosen by a different member each month.   Occasionally there are mid-month socials or movies.  You can expect to meet a welcoming group of readers with the Crystal Lake Bookworms!  There are no formal dues to become a Bookworm, but we ask members to contribute $1.00 if they are able, at meetup times to help with the cost of mainta …

The International Ladies Club is open to women of any nationality living in the Lake Geneva area. Its' purpose is to create a friendly atmosphere in which women can socialize.

This group is for women from 21-30 who love to read (especially love stories) .After graduating college and entering the real world it can be hard to find where you fit in. This is the perfect place to meet new people, have fun, drink wine, and indulge in steamy romance novels. We will meet every month to every 2 weeks over a glass of wine to discuss the novel and just do some "girl talk".

Calling all women who are feeling wonderfully hormonal, appreciate they are "hot", have a great attitude, and know when to just pull yourself together, put on some lipstick, and have a martini with the girls! We will meet once a month at a great bar for a girls night out to vent, chat, let loose, the usual verbal release therapy that goes along with our wonderfully changing and raging hormones!

This is a group for women interested in singing, performing and having fun! This chorus is a Chapter of Sweet Adelines International. We have rehearsals in Antioch IL at the VFW on Thursdays at 7pm. Come visit us and see what we are all about! Looking forward to singing some barbershop harmony with you!

Welcome! Our Women's Discovery Circle is a tapestry of women getting together for camaraderie and friendship while learning new things, supporting each others' businesses, and sharing spiritual connections. A circle is never ending. A circle is strong. This circle was chosen because this is a collaborative group of women. We meet monthly to share, learn, and support one another. Each month a different member will lead the discussion from a subject near to her heart. We are an interactive bunch …

TOGETHER WE CAN REACH A BILLION ACTS OF NONVIOLENCE We dedicate ourselves to a peace so profound that it inspires everything we do: from the games we play, to the words we speak, to the way we relate to ourselves and our neighbors. We are offering the world a vision of peace. Now, more than ever, we need the courage and compassion to believe, and live, and love, and work, as men and women of non-violence. There is No Higher Calling! Attend the Launch Event for “Non-Violence – No Higher Calling, …

NEW - The Network of Entrepreneurial Women is an exciting, fresh group of Chicagoland business women who are upgrading business networking in the Chicago suburbs and beyond. Focusing on no nonsense networking, the group holds fun and creative events that inspire attendees to work together, refer each other and most of all cheer each other on as the membership succeeds together. The NEW art of networking involves events that remind us why we love being entrepreneurs, and introduces attendees to …

This group will ideally bring together women 40+ interested in making new friendships, especially by getting involved in things new and exciting!! It can be hard to forge new friendships over 40, and hopeful this Meetup can provide a place for that. There are plenty of Meetups out there for drinking and singles and book clubs (and they can be great!); this one is for exercising your physcical AND mental muscle! It is all about making real, long lasting friendships, fitness (or working on getting …