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| Aurora | DeKalb | Inverness | Northbrook | Streamwood |
| Barrington | Downers Grove | Lake Forest | Orland Hills | Sugar Grove |
| Batavia | Elgin | Lisle | St. Charles | Villa Park |
| Bloomingdale | Elmhurst | Lombard | Skokie | Woodridge |
| Chicago | Glen Ellyn | Naperville | South Barrington | Woodstock |
Always call or check websites to make sure that meeting times or location have not changed.
Networking resources that are not in a permanent location include:
networkingmonkey.com
meetup.com
Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights One Stop Career Center
Northwest Suburban Illinois workNet Center
723 W. Algonquin Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Phone: (847) 981-7400 Ext. 78913
Email: tedk@arlingtonheights.ietcnetwork.org
Contact Ted Kasch Meetings are scheduled 2nd and 4th Wednesday, of each month. 2 pm to 4 pm
Business & Career Services, Inc.
Northwest Suburban Illinois workNet Center
723 Algonquin Rd., Rm. 104
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Phone: (847) 981-7400 Ext. 351
Email: ted@arlingtonheights.ietcnetwork.org
Contact Ted Kasch Meetings are scheduled every other Wednesday, 10:30 AM to 12 noon.
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Aurora
Crossroads Career Network
Eola Community Center – meeting location not offices
555 S. Eola Road, Room 100/101
Aurora, IL 60504
Phone: (630)585-7777 x 14
www.ccc4christ.org/care/network.asp
Contact: Mike Murphy
Meetings are monthly on the second Tuesday of the Month – 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Barrington
CareerPlace
600 Heart Road, Ste. 275
Barrington, IL 60010
Phone: (847) 304-4157
Fax: (847) 304-4163
Email: careers@barringtoncareercenter.com
Web Site: www.barringtoncareercenter.com
Contact Brian Mulcrone, Executive Director. Center is open Mondays – 10 AM to 4 PM and 6 PM to 9 PM; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10 AM to 4 PM Networking meetings every Tuesday morning from 7:30 to 9 AM Seminars on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 PM See the web site for services, seminar schedule, etc.
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Batavia
Congregational Church of Batavia
Small Business Networking Group
21 S. Batavia Ave.
Batavia, IL 60510
Phone: (630)879-6511 Ellen Huxtable, Advantage Business Concepts
Email: ellen@advantage-biz.com
Website:www.ccobnetwork.com
Meetings are held the first and third Thursdays monthly, 8:30 am to 9:30 am at the Congregational Church. This group targets small business owners and those interested in this community. Individuals in transition are welcome to attend.
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Bloomingdale
St. Joseph the Worker Employment Ministry
St. Isidore Roman Catholic Church
427 W. Army Trail Rd.
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Phone: (630) 295-8364 – contact this ministry for employment networking & events
Career Networking Ministry – send email to networkinginfo@stisadoreparish.org include full name, address and phone
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Chicago
Breakfast Club Network
St. Michael Parish Center
1711 N. Cleveland
Chicago, IL 60614-5602
Email: kristen@breakfastnetworkclub.org
Contact Kristen Nieradtka. Meetings are held each Monday morning, 9:30 to 11:30 AM, in the parish center.
Career Transitions Center
Old St. Patrick’s Church
703 W. Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: (312) 906-9908
Web Site: www.ctcchicago.org
Contact Tom Murray, Executive Director. Meetings are held each Thursday, 7:45 to 9:30 AM
Employment Council
St. Chrysostom’s
1424 N. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 944-1083
Web Site: www.saintc.org/ministry/outreach
Contact Michael K. Cade. Meetings are held each Monday night, 6 to 7:30 PM, in the Harding Room.
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Deerfield
Career Renewal Program
Holy Cross Catholic/St. Gregory Episcopal
724 Elder Lane
Deerfield, IL 60015
Phone: (847) 945-5129
Email: sdieter1@aol.com
Web Site: www.holycrossparish.net/career/
Contact Sharon Dieter. Meetings are held on Sunday mornings, every 2 months.
Gray Hair Management, LLC
1181 Lake Cood Rd., Suite G
Deerfield, IL 60015
Phone: (847) 940-2800
Fax: (847) 940-2180
Email: contact@grayhairmanagement.com
Web Site: http://www.grayhairmanagement.com/grayhair/
There is a $75 one-time fee.
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DeKalb
Illinois workNet Center
1701 E. Lincoln Hwy.
DeKalb, IL 60115
Phone: (815) 901-0177
Web site: www.illinoisworknet.com
No Registration required. 12 seats only, first come first served. Meetings are every Monday from 9AM – 11AM
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Downers Grove
Ops/Supply Chain Networking Group
Drake Beam Morin (DBM)
1901 Butterfield Rd.
4th Floor – Suite 400
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(southwest corner of Butterfield Rd & I-355)
Contact: Steve Lindeen steve.lindeen@comcast.net Meetings are on the 1st & 3rd Monday’s of the month 10AM-noon (Dress code: Business Casual)
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Elgin
No Current Activities in Elgin
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Elmhurst
Executive Resources Center
124 N. York Rd., Ste. 280
Elmhurst, IL 60126-2811
Phone: (630) 546-9430
Email: thorne@executiveresources.org
Web Site: www.executiveresources.org
Contact Tom Horn, Executive Director.
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Employment Support Ministry
St. James Church
480 South Park Boulevard
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Contact Ed Coman (630) 858-5587 and Bob Clark (312) 904-6317
1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. 7:00 PM
Knox Career Club
Job Network
St. James the Apostle Church
480 S. Park Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
Phone: (630) 369-0777
Contact Larry Lewis
St. Joseph The Worker Employment Ministry
St. James the Apostle Church
480 S. Park Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
Phone: (630) 653-6870 or (312) 904-6317
Email: stjosephministry@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.stjosephministry.org/
Contact Joe Kirkland or Bob Clark. Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM
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Hoffman Estates
St. Hubert Jobs and Networking Ministry
Parish Ministry Center
729 Grand Canyon St.
Hoffman Estates, IL 60194
Phone: (847) 885-7700
Email: jkgolf67@aol.com
Contact Jerry Koncel (847-524-6210), Bruce Huchro (847-524-4903) or Bob Podgorski (847-843-0020).
Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, from 7:30 to 8:30 PM
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Inverness
Job Support Group
Holy Family Catholic Church
2515 W. Palatine Rd.
Inverness, IL 60067
Contact Jim Phillips
Phone: (630) 469-0770
Email: phillips34@sbcglobal.net Meetings are held on Saturday mornings at 7:30 AM
Lake Forest
Career Resource Center
Grove Cultural Campus
40 East Old Mill Road, Suite 105
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone: (847) 295-5626
Website: www.careerresourcecenter.org
Email: info@careerresourcecenter.org
Contact: Jan Leahy, director Hours: M, W, Th: 9:30 – 4:30; Fri 9:30 am to 12:30; Tues 4pm to 9pm
Cost: Clients have access to all services offered for a nominal processing fee.
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Lisle
LDS Employment Services
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – Chicago Region Office
4951 Indiana Avenue, Suite 400
Lisle , IL 60532
Phone: 630-487-2181
Fax: 630-437-5007
Contact Sally Morrison, Placement Specialist. Services include career counseling and an on-site resource area. The center is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5 PM First-time visitors should call for an appointment, consisting of a 25-minutes consultation to LDS services and to sign up for a two-day workshop.
Lisle Township Job Club
Lisle Library
777 Front Street
Lisle, IL 60532
Phone: (630) 971-1675
Contact Joy Dooley at (630) 968-1880, Ext. 49. Meetings are held on Fridays, from 10 AM to 12 noon.
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Lombard
Executive Status Network
111 S. Parkside
Lombard, IL 60148 (between the Lombard UP train station and the Helen Plum Library).
Meets on the first Monday of each month. (except for holidays)
Contact: Steve Gawron, ESN Group Moderator, 630-469-2771
MFG (Manufacturing Fellowship Group)
A MANUFACTURING and MANUFACTURING RELATED networking sub-group of the Lisle / Naperville Job Club
Will be meeting the last Tuesday of each month from 6:30 PM until 8:45 PM in the lower level auditorium or the 2nd floor training room of the
Helen Plum Memorial Library, 110 West Maple Street, Lombard, IL 60148
The meeting: roundtable networking, 2 minute introduction and handing out of handbills (listing area and positions of interest and target companies, recommended), business cards and/or resumes (double sided on white paper). The group is composed of manufacturing and manufacturing related persons, (Manufacturing Management, QA, HR, Material Control, Procurement, Supply Chain, Distribution, Warehousing, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Production planning, Facilities Managers)
RSVP to: Juan Chapa, Tel: 630-272-8023, Email: Mfgpros@att.net
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Naperville
Career Path Ministry
Our Savior Lutheran Church
815 S. Washington St.
Naperville, IL 60565
Phone: (630) 281-4216
Contact Sarah Gmitro. Meetings are held every Saturday, from 8-10:15AM
Career Transition Group
Good Shepard Lutheran Church
1310 Shepard Dr.
Naperville, IL 60565
Phone: (630) 579-8513
Contact Gary Robe. Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, from 9:30 to 10:30 AM The first Saturday meeting focuses on workplace issues, and the 3rd Saturday meeting focuses on career transitions.
Community Career Center
1815 W. Diehl Road
Suite 100
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: (630) 961-5665
Fax: (630) 961-1271
E-mail: staff@communitycareercenter.org
Web site: http://www.communitycareercenter.org
Contact: Kim White. The center is open Monday through Thursday 9:00am-3:00pm; and Friday and Saturdays 9:00am-1:00pm. The job club meetings on Wednesday are 9:30am-11:00am and 2nd session 11:30am-1:00pm.
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
1500 Brookdale Rd.
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: (630) 355-8980
Meetings are: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Fridays – 9:30am-Noon & 4th Wednesday – 7pm-9:30pm
STA/Jobs Ministry YahooGroup membership thru meeting sign-in
Jobs Ministry YahooGroup:
Volunteer Database,Job Seeker Database, Files of Past Presentations, Calendar of Events,Jobs leads via e-mail
Featuring:
Six Sigma Greenbelt training,Structured Networking,”Nite of Networking” (April & October),Resume Review Workshops, Local Job L:eads, & Resource CD’s & Recommended Reading
Training Network-Midwest
Business Education Professionals Job Club
Open to all Training Industry Professionals (Instructors, Educators, Technical Writers, E-Learning, Organizational Development, Training Management)
Meets every third Tuesday at:
Panera Bread
1191 East Ogden Avenue
Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 548-5070
Contact: Steve Gawron, Current Moderator
Email: sgawron@core.com Meets 3rd Tuesdays, 9:30AM to 11:30AM
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North Aurora
Messenger Job Club
Actively energize your job search in this supportive, weekly group: network, share leads and strengthen your job prospects thru the exchange of ideas and information. Come to the Training Lab every WEdnesday at 10AM. Bring a copy of your resume, business cards, & job leads. Register thru this link, so they know you are coming. Drop-ins are welcome, but they ask for a weekly committment, at least until you find a job.
Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
113 Oak Street
North Aurora, IL 60542
(630)896-0240 x 3
Meets every Wednesday 10AM
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Northbrook
ITKN Information Technology Knowledge
Mission Hills Country Club
1700 Mission Hills Dr.
Northbrook, IL 60062
Email: dhughey@ibscorp.com
Web Site: www.grayhairmanagement.com
Contact Disk Hughey. This networking and information technology professionals networking group meetings for breakfast once a month on a Tuesday, from 7 to 9:25 AM
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Orland Hills
Career Assistance Placement Service
Saint Elizabeth Seaton Church
9300 167th Street
Orland Hills, IL 60477
Phone: (708) 403-0101
Email: cap@steseton.com
Contact Joe Shake. Meets Thursdays – 7 – 9 PM in the church basement
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St. Charles
TUG (Tri-City Unemployment Group)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church – Fellowship Hall
1145 N. 5th Street
St. Charles, IL 60174
Meetings are held every other Monday evening from 6:30 – 9 PM
Contact Jim Klink at 630-631-1871 or info@tricityug.org. www.tricityug.org Following the speaker presentations breakout groups will be formed to share backgrounds and practice the elevator speech. Please bring resumes, handbills or business cards, leads and company contacts if you are interested in networking.
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Skokie
Job and Career Support Group
Skokie Public Library
5215 Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60077
Phone: (847) 673-3762 Ext. 4126
Web Site: www.chicagojobs.org
Contact Mike Buhmann. Meetings are held every 3rd Monday, from 9:30 to 11 AM
South Barrington
Lifework Transitions
Willow Creek Community Church
67 E. Algonquin Rd.
South Barrington, IL 60010
Phone: 224-512-2308
Email: jobconnection@willowcreek.org
Website: www.willowcreek.needsmet.org
Meetings are Wednesday at 7p.m.
There is a 9 week workshop on Monday nights from 7-9 PM. Please call to sign up. Fee: $5 for materials.
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South Holland
Self Help Jobs Program
Peace CRC
833 E. 168th Street
South Holland, IL 60473
Phone: (708) 596-2887
Contact Linda Lester, Director. Meetings are held on Tuesday and Thursday, 10 AM to 4 PM
Streamwood
Elgin Community College
301 East Irving Park Road
Streamwood Village Hall Room 102
Streamwood, IL 60107
Phone: 847-214-6947
Email: kmeisinger@elgin.edu
Meetings are the Wednesday from 1:30-2:30PM. No reservation needed.
Sugar Grove
Waubonsee Community College
Rt. 47 & Waubonsee Rd.
Student Center Room 106
Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Phone: 630-466-2368
Email: adavis1@waubonsee.edu
Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 2-3PM. Registration is strongly encouraged.
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Villa Park
West Suburban Job Seekers
Sponsored by Evangelical Covenant Church
17W620 Riordan Road
(Summit & Riordan, one block north of Roosevelt at Summit))
Contact: Jim Eilers
Email: james.eilers@jreilers.org
Phone: (630) 833-6664
Web: http://www.jreilers.org/job%20seekers/jobseekers.htm
Meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Wayne
St. Joseph the Worker Employment Ministry
Resurrection Catholic Community
30W350 Army Trail Road
Wayne, IL 60108
Phone: (630) 289-5400
Contact Kevin Owens, Coordinator (630-830-4535). Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month, from 7 to 8:30 PM, in the St. Francis Room of Wayne Resurrection Parish.
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Woodridge
Job Club
Woodridge Public Library
3 Plaza Drive
Woodridge, IL 60517
Phone: (630) 968-1880 Ext. 232
Web Site: www.woodridgelibrary.org/calendar/allevents_current.html
Contact is Susan Peterson. Meetings are held on Monday, from 10 AM to 12 noon.
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Woodstock
Network to Success Job Club
McHenry County Workforce Network
500 Russell Ct.
Woodstock, IL 60098-2614
Email – ldkasprzak@co.mchenry.il.us
Phone: (815) 338-7100 Ext. 273 – Fax: (815) 338-7125
Contact Business Service Representative, Linda Kasprzak to reserve space.
Meetings are held every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, from 1 to 4 PM at:
McHenry County College’s SHAH Center (business center) located:
4100 W. Shamrock Lane (Off Rt#31)
at SHAH Center in McHenry
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