The Illinois Emergency Preppers are a statewide emergency preparedness group. Our team meets on topics that we feel are relevant to the urban, suburban, and to a lesser extent rural preppers. Many of our members are part of an established team and come from all walks of life. We have a wide range of skills including farming, mechanics, engineering, firearms, ex-military, gardening and a variety of others. We are always interested in meeting and sharing ideas with folks from all backgrounds. Join …

Chicago Suburban Backpackers is an organization for those interested in getting out and enjoying nature. Backpacking involved hiking on trails with survival gear to sustain you for a few days to a few weeks. Leaders are experienced in safely navigating with a compass and map to destinations averaging from 6 to 15 miles per day. Backpacing is a sport for those who are physically fit and have the necessary equipment to sustain themselves in good and bad weather. Members can attend begining trips w …

In today's economy, the more quality connections you have, the better chance of not only surviving, but thriving in a competitive marketplace. We will get together once a month to exchange ideas, meet others and have short presentations about different businesses and different business tools.

This is a safe place for adults or children to talk, share or meet up with other Traumatic Brain Injury victims. Find friends, share experiences, have lunch, catch a movie...with people that understand you. Family, spouses, friends, caretakers all welcome to participate with you.

Do you like to be outdoors, stay in (or get into) shape and go on outdoor adventures? Do you like running, hiking, biking, rollerblading, kayaking, camping, fishing, weekend and even weeklong traveling with "the girls"? Want to go running with a great group of girls or compete in a 5k, 1/2 marathon or just get in shape for one? Then this group is for you! Now that my kids are getting older (well, not infants - they're 5, 4 and 2), I have a little more free time to focus on me and what I love to …

Elgin/South Elgin/St. Charles Area Networking! Open Networking - Bring plenty of business cards! You were going to eat anyway, right? Maybe your lunch buddy made other plans or had to work through lunch. Have no fear, our Never Eat Alone Networking Luncheon allows you to meet local Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses and Various Professionals enabling you to make new connections and grow your network! It's been said time and time again from business coaches, mentors and highly regarded speakers, tha …

This Local Group Will Help You Discover Smart, Effective Marketing Strategies For Surviving These Trying Times! GKIC Chicago & Northwest Suburbs is a group of business owners, sales and marketing professionals, entrepreneurs, and professional practice owners interested in learning more about the direct marketing strategies and techniques taught by marketing gurus Dan Kennedy, Bill Glazer and Steve Sipress. Our first meeting was September 2008, and since then we have been changing lives and imp …

Rolling Meadows/ Palatine/ Elk Grove/ Schaumburg/ Hoffman Estates - Networking Events! Open Networking - Bring plenty of business cards! Never Eat Alone Networking organizes events that allow you to meet local Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses and Various Professionals enabling you to make new connections and grow your network! It's been said time and time again from business coaches, mentors and highly regarded speakers, that if your business requires customers in order to survive (which includes …