We would love to organize a group of those who are passionate about "Nature Photography" to go out shooting together at various places we set up, who have the desire to learn together, share our artistic vision, and sharpen each others skills! Any level of photographer is welcome, from Beginners to Pros! Where would you like to go exploring next? What is your vision for your photography? What would you like to learn? Let's create a group that helps us grow together as photographers, artists, an …

If you're an intermediate to advanced tennis player (4.0+), looking to find other people to have a hit with, this is the group for you! Looking for players 20ish to 40ish years old who want to meet other players for regular tennis without having to join an expensive club. If there is enough interest, we'll hold regular tennis events at free courts in Libertyville. It will be up to the players if they just want a social hit or play actual matches. As the group grows, we may formalize the process/ …

Welcome! To those who practice, are curious about,or who would like to study and/or learn more about practicing Magick(solitary and coven practitioners)! Here, we will: Provide you with a safe, secure,& knowledgeable environment in which to learn, experiment, and practice. Get together on esbats and sabbats. Host magick, spellcrafting, spellcasting, psychic reading,&tarot reading classes. If you would like to join my coven, The Owls of Westwood, please text, email or call me personally(815)3822 …

Join us in riding the unpaved trails at Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine.  This is like mountain biking without the mountains. There are plenty of hills, which makes for great exercise. This is mostly non-technical riding but there are areas that you have to pay attention to what you are doing. The trails are crushed limestone and some singletrack dirt trails. The typical ride will be about 1.5-2 hours and about 10 miles. This is a great ride thru beautiful forest but without the technical …

Sports Monster FC provides fun, friendly, competitive and organized soccer to the Schaumburg, Itasca, Elk Grove Village, Naperville, Elgin, and Palatine areas. Whether you've been playing all your life, or you're a little rusty, we create an environment that gives everyone a chance to compete. In addition to pickup games and weekly tournaments, Sports Monster also offers leagues and clinics. For more information about our leagues, email Lynn: Lynn@sportsmonster.net. Or click here for more info a …

I started this group after meeting several people like myself who absolutely love Door County, Wisconsin. As anybody who has been there will tell you, Door County has an intangible jè ne çe pas, an aura of healthiness and happiness that just cannot be explained. As you drive up the peninsula, crossing Sturgeon Bay, you start feeling healthy and robust, as if all of your troubles have been left behind. Door County is a place like no other. It is a land of gorgeous cliffs, bluffs and rock outcrop …

Join L.L. Bean of South Barrington for Weekend Adventures, Weekly Clinics, and the L.L. Bean Outing Club! Clinics and Outings are FREE and open to adventurers of all ages. Call the store for more details. 888-552-5548

Hi everyone,  My name is Jennifer and I am so happy to welcome you to Dream  Travel and Adventures. As your Trip Planner and organizer, I promise you fun excursions, affordable prices, and a great time creating new friendships with everlasting memories.

I recently relocated to Illinois from San Antonio, Tx, home of the largest dog walking meet up group in the USA. I was very disappointed when I was unable to find an active dog walking group in this area and decided to start one. Anyone who loves to hike and loves their dog will enjoy this group. The plan is to explore the area's state parks with our 4 legged friends!

This is not an organized team just a way to get out and kick the ball around with other soccer minded people. This is for people who are interested in soccer Males and Females aged 15-50. We will probably be playing games like World Cup, Goal and in, or other games that may be suggested by members. If we get a large enough turnout we would likely scrimmage. This group would meet at a now undetermined place in the north west suburbs.

Stay active, have fun, meet people. That's what the Willow Creek Sports leagues and meet-ups are all about. We have organized leagues where you commit for a season, and pick-up games or events where you can just show up. Stay tuned for a variety of football, volleyball, running, basketball, badminton, golf, and more. Tournaments, leadership training, and barbecues will happen too!

Meeting every 1st and 3rd Wednesday night at Gatsby's in Arlington Heights, Ibex is a group of about 150 highly sociable people that enjoy outdoor activities. We come from numerous Chicagoland communities ranging from McHenry to Lisle, and have a broad variety of backgrounds and occupations. We offer outstanding skiing vacation trips to North American and European destinations and have an active off season schedule. Recent non-ski vacation trips some of our members have taken together include c …

Ladies & Gentleman in the Geneva Lake Area (and beyond); Are you looking for a group that will offer you an opportunity to meet people, have fun and perhaps try something new on occasion? You just found that group; it’s called the Geneva Lake Area Friends Meetup Group! Have you noticed that there aren't any Meetup groups in the Geneva Lake area? That has changed, the Geneva Lake Area Friends Meetup Group just formed! Who is welcome to join the Geneva Lake Area Friends Meetup group? We invite all …

“This is a group for anyone interested in walking for fitness. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group to meet other outdoor enthusiasts interested in walking for fitness to loose weight, reduce their stress level and to get to know their neighbors. I look forward to exploring the outdoors with everybody.”

This group invites all soccer players together who love the game and want to have fun. We will meet throughout the year to meet new people and play the greatest game.

The Basic Training Academy is one of the original military bootcamp fitness programs in suburban Chicago with its roots dating back to the 1990's. The program focuses on strength, flexibility, and conditioning in an outdoor group setting. Being results focused, our instructors make each workout challenging, fun, and diverse. This keeps each work out fresh and recruits coming back for more. Our bootcamps are held monthly three days a week. This provides about 12 sessions per month with each worko …

NW Burbs Social Dance Group listsdozen of fun, cool Dancing events around the NW suburbs of Chicago. This includes dance lessons, Dance Socials, Dance Parties, Outdoor Events, and many other fun dance-related activities in the NW suburds area.

"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 …

I challenged myself to do 12 5ks in 12 months. In the end it was the best challenge I have ever set for myself because it turned out to be an adventure than I had not anticipated on having. Anyways, I wanted to make the expereince more social. I know a lot of people sign up for races because of family or friends, but what happens when that person can't go and you don't have any body to do a particular race with you? I know, most people end up not doing the race in that situation! So, I figured c …

Calling all beginners. Calling all beginners. If you've had the thought and can't get to it or got to but don't know what you're doing... We can help each other with our fitness goals.Whether you need a partner or someone to help you tailor a fitness plan, this group is for you. We have many ideas in mind but are open to suggestions. This is about way more than working out. It's about it's about eating right and being good to our bodies. Come out and get fit. Small groups and two man buddy teams …

This is a group for kids, moms and/or families that are interested in living sustainably in our environment and would like to get together with others for fun, play dates, hikes, community activities and environmental education and action

Let's get together and organize free and/or affordable, high-energy playdates for our children several times a week at public play centers or outdoor playgrounds nearby. (In the winter / bad weather we can meet at Jump places or the McDonald's playcenter, and in the summer / good weather we could meet in various local playgrounds. Other ideas welcome.) Ideally, these meetings would: • Include at least 10 children between around the ages 2-5. • Be held for 2-3 hours at a time. • Be focused on hig …

!All Things Fun ! North & NW Burbs 30s - 40s Our group is focused on getting fun people together to do fun things! We are a social group comprised of singles, couples, childfree or parents of all shapes, sizes, colors and creeds,who are 30 to 40 something. Members of our group are very friendly! NO MORE seeing and doing things alone. When you attend one of our events, you'll be greeted with a smile. Some of the events we will host: Comedy Shows Cooking Classes Day Trips Dining Out Ethnic Resta …

This is a group for anyone interested in making new friends, walking and talking, hiking, health and fitness, sharing laughs, recipes and enjoying the outdoors. All skill levels are welcome. I thought it would be fun to create a group where we can all help each other stay motivated and create healthy habits in our lives. I have recently started walking on the treadmill and now that the weather is getting nicer, I thought it would be great to go to different areas nearby to walk, meet people, and …

We invite you to become a member of the Halau Tribe and join a community of paddlers that enjoy coming together to explore new places to paddle. Halau is a Hawaiian word that means “a branch from which many leaves emerge” (second syllable in Halau is pronounced like "wow"). Halau Tribes give like minded paddlers an opportunity to join other paddlers in Halau Tribe events and grow the paddling community. Halau Tribes are found in communities like yours, where stand up paddleboard enthusiasts and …