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Networking Groups & Community Resources (Updated 1/23/2017)
Name
Address
*City, State, Zip Code
Telephone/ Fax
Addison Public Library Job Club DeVry Institute of Technology Career Counseling / Placement
4 Friendship Plaza 1221 N Swift Road
Addison, IL 60101 Addison, IL 601016106
6305433617
Orchard Evangelical Free Church Executive Network Group Arlington Hts Public Library
2247 N. Charter Point Drive 500 N. Dunton Avenue
Arlington Hts 8473924840 IL 60004 Arlington Hts, 8473920100 IL 60004
Crossroads Career Network, Crossroads Comm. Church
555 S. Eola Rd Eola Community Center
Aurora, IL 60540
CareerPlace
600 Hart Road, Suite 275
Bartlett Library Career Networking
800 S. Bartlett Rd.
Email / W ebsite
www.addisonlibrary.org
Hours/ Information
www.ahefc.org
[email protected] Hendrickson Room 2nd Floor
[email protected] [email protected] http://crossroadscareernetwork.eve ntbrite.com?s=39953587
Call for appt. One on one coaching. Usually 2nd Thursday of Month $150 / year
John Kokoris x303 By Appt. only: Amber Hornbeck Dir. Career Services John Burgman Chris Campbell
2 nd Tuesday 7:009:00 p.m.
George Carson
Barrington, IL 8473044157 60010 Fax: 8473044163 Bartlett IL 6308372855 60103
www.mycareerplace.org Workshops & 1on1 sessions
Mon – Thur 10 – 4:00 p.m. Fri 101 pm $100/ year 1 st Fridays 101100
Career Transitions Network 1044 Congress GroupLiving Lord Church Drive
Bartlett IL 60103
6308303630 x4608
[email protected] www.groups.yahoo.com/Cters/
Tuesdays 79 pm
Chris Campbell Director Karen Sego Adult Services Pastor Steve Meyers
Business Network ChicagoBNC Saints Peter & Paul
Various Locations
Chicago
3129436376
www.bnchicago.org
[email protected]
410 1st Street
8476393041
Carol Santee 8475162636 x 299
Breakfast Network Club St. Michael’s Parish Center
1711 N. Cleveland
Cary, IL 60013 Chicago, IL 606145602
[email protected] [email protected] www.breakfastnetworkclub.org
Last Tuesday 7:308:30 p.m. Mondays 9:30am11:30am
6306528609 www.devry.com
[email protected]
6306754509
www.bartlett.lib.il.us
Monthly dates vary
Contact Person (s)
Current students and alumni only
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[email protected]
David Carman Kirsten Nieradtka David
www.worknetdupage.org Career Transitions Center
703 W. Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60661
3129069908
Chicago Network After Work
Various Meeting Places
Chicago, IL
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Chicago Jobs Council
200 E. Randolph St. Chicago, IL Suite 2200 29 E. Madison, Chicago, IL Street, Suite 1700 60602 9501 S. King Drive Chicago, IL 60628
3124946709
DePaul University Alumni Association
1 East Jackson
Employment Council St. Chrysostom’s
www.CTCChicago.org
M, W, TH 95 p.m. Tues. 98 p.m. Fri 93 p.m. Feebased www.chicago.networkafterwork.com Different Dates and Locations
Carmen Anita Jenke Exec. Director
www.chciagolandchamber.org Must register online www.cjc.net
Mon – Fri 9:005:00 p.m.
Call for information Robert Wordlaw
7739952327
www.csu.edu/careerdevelopment/ Link to cougar job connection
Chicago, IL 60601
3123628437
www.careercenter.depaul.edu
MonFri 9:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Call for information
1424 N. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60610
3129441083
www.saintc.org/outreach/employme ntcouncil
Monday 6:007:00 p.m. Harding Room
Michael Cade
ExecuNet Senior Executives Networking
Chicago, Il 60603
7734774012
www.inspiredchoice.com/execunet
[email protected]
Jewish Vocational Service
216 W. Jackson Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60606
3126733400
www.jvschicago.org Various offices Chgo. Metro Area
1 st Wednesday of month Chicago/Oak Brook Call for information
Gail SussmanMill er Invite Only
University of Illinois Alumni Career Center Women Employed
200 S. Wacker Drive, 1st Floor 22 W. Monroe St.
3125757830
Call for information
3127823902
www.uiaa.org/careers/
[email protected] www.womenemployed.org
Call for information
Julie Bartimus
YWCA Alliance of Metropolitan Chicago
11 E. Adams Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60606 Chicago, IL 60603 Chicago, IL 60603
3129321200
www.ymcachgo.org
Call for information
Chicago State University
3122520460 F3122520099
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[email protected]
www.worknetdupage.org Career Renewal Program Holy Cross Catholic / St. Gregory Episcopal
724 Elder Lane
Deerfield, IL 60015
8479450430
www.careerrenewal.org
[email protected]
Every other month
Job Search Circle North
2100 Half Day Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
8474716751
[email protected]
Tuesdays 912noon
Midwest Business Brokers Elmhurst Library Job Club – Facilitated by Goodwill Workforce Connection Center
Fountain Blue 125 S. Prospect Avenue.
Des Plaines Elmhurst, IL 60126
8478477703 6305764660
www.mbbi.org http://www.goodwillchicago.com/hel pforthejobseeker/workforceconn ectioncenters
Glenside Job Club Glenside Public Library College of DuPage Career Services
25 E. Fullerton
[email protected]
Job Center of Lake County @ College of Lake County Veterans’ Job Club
800 Lancer Lane
Glendale 6302601550 Heights Il Glen Ellyn, IL 6309422230 60137 Fax: 6308589394 Grayslake, IL 8475437400 60031 Hines, IL 7082022794 60141
1 st Tues. of month Mary Korreck 1 st Thursday of Month Goodwill 911AM Lombard Workforce Connection Center 3 rd Friday of Month Dave Jansen
Hoffman Estates, IL 60194 Inverness, IL 60067 Joliet, IL
8478430020
www.sainthubert.org
[email protected]
8473590042 8473594097 8157275679
www.holyfamilyparish.org
Lake Forest, IL 60045
8472955626
www.careerresourcecenter.org
[email protected]
Libertyville, Il 60048
8472197119
[email protected]
North Shore Unitarian Church
St. Hubert’s Jobs & Networking St. Hubert’s Parish Ministry Center Holy Family Catholic Church Job Support Group Career Café Workforce Services Division of Will County Career Resource Center Grove Cultural Campus
425 Fawell Blvd SCC Room 3258
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, 5000 S. 5th Ave, Building 228, Room 4065 729 Grand Canyon Street 2515 West Palatine Road 2400 Glenwood Ave. 40 East Old Mill Road, Suite 105
St. Joseph Catholic Church Mtgs: St Joseph Employment Ministry Formation Center: enter at rear of
www.cod.edu www.lakecountyjobcenter.com www.hines.va.gov
[email protected] www.jobs4people.org
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[email protected]
Sharon Dieter 847945903 3 Rosemary Monahan
MondayThursday 8:00 – 6:00 p.m. Fri 8:005:00 p.m. Various workshops walkins welcome Every Tuesday, 12pm1pm. All Veterans are welcome 2 nd & 4th Mondays 7:009:15 p.m. 6pm newcomers Saturdays 7:30 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays 10301130
Evening hours by Appt.
M,W,Th 9:304:30 Tue 4:009:00 Fri 9:0012:30 1 st & 3d Wednesday 7pm9pm
Jan Leahy
Joe Boland, MA, CRC
Bob Podgorski Brain Healy Mary Gajcak
John Jennings
www.worknetdupage.org
Chapel Employment Ministry Fresh Start of Illinois Adler Cultural Center Lisle Township Job Club Lisle Library
bldg. 112 N Milwaukee 1200 American Way Libertyville, IL 60048 1700N.Milwaukee Libertyville, Ave. IL 60048 777 Front Street Lisle, IL 60532
workNet DuPage Workforce Development
2525 Cabot Drive, Suite 302
Lisle, IL 60532
Executive Status Group
Benedictine UnivKrasa Center, Lombard Bible 111 S. Park Ave.
Lisle, IL 60532 Lombard, IL 60148
Lombard Bible Church 111Park Ave
Lombard, Il 60148
6302000478
CEDANorthwest Self Help Center Career Path Ministry, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Path Group, Atrium Room Compass Church Chicago Training Network Panera Bread Community Career Center Job Club Facilitated by Lisle Township
1300 W Northwest Highway
Mt. Prospect, IL 6056 Naperville, IL 60540 Naperville, IL 60540 Naperville, IL
8473922332 x 228 Office: 6303552522 6309612728 6308980716 6304692771
[email protected]
MF 8:005:00 p.m.
Thomas Huntsha
www.oursaviours.com
Sara Gmitro 6302814216
Naperville, IL 60563
6309615665 Fax: 6309611271
http://www.communitycareercenter.org/
8 week Job Search Saturdays 810 a.m. 2 nd & 4th Tuesdays 7830 p.m. 3 rd Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays 10:3012:30
Community Career Center Women and Men's Networking Group
1815 W Diehl Road Suite 900
6309615665
http://www.communitycareercenter.org/
Manufacturing Fellowship Group MFG Pros Chicago Area Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Professionals
919 S. Washington Celebration Campus
1551 E. Hobson Ogden Ave. and Naperville Road 1815 W Diehl Road Suite 900
www.chapel.org
[email protected] www.freshstartofillinois.org
[email protected] lisletownship.com
Seasonal meeting Schedule Various workshops online registration Last Fri. of month 10:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Cathy Woodside Thomas Gottfreid
6309552030 Fax: 6309552059 6304692771
www.worknetdupage.org
2 nd & Last Friday of month 8:30–12:00 p.m. 1 st Monday 79pm
Jim Fergle
[email protected] Last Tuesday each Manufacturing and related positions month 6:30pm8:30pm https://www.linkedin.com/groups/18 LI Group 42205/profile
8475213910 Library 6309711675
[email protected]
Sarah Breithaupt (630) 9682087, ext. 14
Steve Gawron Juan Chapa
Bill Konopacz
Naperville, IL 60563
[email protected] [email protected] Industry Teachers, Trainers, Managers
Orientations 910 Wednesday & Saturday
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[email protected]
1 Monday a Month Held Different Mondays Call for info
Mark Sutkowski
Steve Gawron Sarah Breithaupt Facilitator Cathy Giacobbe Programs
Cathy Giacobbe Programs
www.worknetdupage.org Community Career Center 1815 W Diehl Road MAP Accountability Group Suite 9 00
Naperville, IL 60563
6309615665
http://www.communitycareercenter.org/
Monday 91030 am
Grace Methodist Church Networking w/ Thatch Harvest Bible Chapel
300 E. Gartner
6309613278
[email protected]
Call for Info.
6305612253
www.harvestnaperville.org
Midwest Entrepreneurs’ Forum – ITT St. Raphael Job Network Group
30W265 Argyll
Naperville, IL 60540 Naperville, IL 60563 Naperville, IL 60563 Naperville, IL 60540
St. Thomas Job Club St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
1500 Brookdale Road
Naperville, IL 60565
Ascension Church Work/career Ministry ExecuNet Senior Executives Networking
808 East Avenue
1805 High Point Dr
1215 Modaff Road
Christ Church of Oak Brook 501 Oak Brook Road H.O.P.E. Emp. Ministry 9300 167 th Street St. Elizabeth Seton Church Job Support Group H oly 2515 W. Palatine Family Catholic Church Road Moraine Valley Community 9000 W. College College Pkwy. Job Search Circle West 1025 Smith Road Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist PayitForward 200 North Plum Networking Group Grove Immanuel Lutheran Church Tooling & Manufacturing 1177 South Dee Road St. Mary Immaculate 15629 S. Route 59 Parish
Cathy Giacobbe Programs Thatch Irwin Call for information
6303558980
1 st ,2 nd &3 rd Tues 7830pm www.midwestentrepreneursforum.org Call re: Wheaton or Chicago mtgs.
[email protected] 4 th Sat. of month www.workministry.com/fbogroups/il/ 9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m. straphael/index.html 1 st ,2 nd ,3 rd Fridays 9:00 http://www.stapostle.org
Oak Park, IL 60304
7088482703
7:308:30 a.m.
Kurt MacKay
7734774012
www.inspiredchoice.com/execunet
[email protected]
3rd Wednesday of month Oak Brook
Oak Brook IL 60532 Orland Hills, IL 60477 Inverness, IL
6309413748
[email protected]
Sunday 12130 pm
Gail SussmanMill er Paul Cameron
7084030101 7087122837 8473590042
[email protected] 1 st Tuesday of month 7:009:00 holyfamilyparish.org Saturdays 7:309:30 a.m. www.morainevalley.edu See website
Tom Mc Mahon or Steve
r
[email protected]
Wednesday 912 noon
Rosemary Monahan
www.ilcp.org
3 rd Tuesday 7:009:00 p.m.
6303050005 6303554545
Palos Hills, IL 7089745722 60465 Palatine, IL 8474716751 60067 Palatine, IL 60067 Park Ridge, IL 60068 Plainfield, IL 60544
Church: 8473591549 8478251120 x 1346 8155574904
a.m.12:00 p.m. Last Thursday 7:009:30 p.m.
Pam Wilson Dave Muthler 630355344 4
Peter Dienan
[email protected]
Dave Krull 708686718 0 8:00 a.m. 4:15 p.m. Dan Kiraly
[email protected] [email protected]
2 nd & 4th Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
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[email protected]
David Bachtel
www.worknetdupage.org Employment Ministry
Plainfield Public Library Job Club
15025 S. Illinois St.
Grace Lutheran Church Job Support Group Reemployment Network Holy Family Church
http://www.smip.org/ministries/empl oyment www.plainfieldpubliclibrary.org
3 rd Wednesday Noon1:30 pm
Janet Rand Janetr24@gmai l.com
Wednesdays 10:3011:30 a.m. Wednesdays 7:00 a.m. Church Hall
www.mengonline.com j
[email protected] Can attend meeting free as guest. Membership required 150K+ with title of VP, Sr. VP, or CMO www.techleaders.net https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3102995/pr ofile
Tuesday 1 x month 7:15 a.m.10:00 am
Juli Bohm, Chair Chicago Chapter
Monthly Friday 700AM9:30AM
See website
Schaumburg, 8479233322 IL 60193 Schaumburg, 8479256439 IL 60173 Schaumburg 8154555130 IL 60193
http://schaumburglibrary.org/ www.goforwardharpercollege.edu
1 st Thursday 9:005:00 p.m. MThF 8 4:30 p.m.
John Ericson
www.chempharma.net
Last Friday of Month 9:30 a.m.
Pete Harren
Audia Wells
Plainfield, IL 60544
8154366639
7300 West Division Street 4401 Highcrest Road
River Forest, IL 60305 Rockford, IL 61107
7083666900
Trinity Emp. Development Service Trinity Lutheran Church
405 Rush Street
Roselle, IL 60172
6308941430
www.trinityroselle.com
Marketing Executives Networking Group
Sprint Building 5600 N. River Road
Rosemont IL
8472792354
Technology Leaders Association
Central States Funds, 9377 W. Higgins Road
Rosemont IL See LI group or website
Job Club Schaumburg District Library Harper College
130 Roselle Road 650 E. Higgins Rd.
Judy 8153979397
Blog: plainfieldjobclub.wordpress.com http://www.graceriverforest.org www.holyfamilyrockford.org Brian 8153941001
[email protected]
ChemPharmaChicago Chapter Schaumburg Public Library
130 Roselle Road
LDS Employment Resource Services Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints
1320 W. Schaumburg Rd.
Schaumburg IL 60194
6304872181
WELEC
[email protected]
Job & Career Support Group – Skokie Public Library Gray Hair Management
5215 Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60077
8476737774 x 4126
www.skokie.lib.il.us
[email protected]
Monday – Friday 9:00 – 5:00 p.m. 2 day workshops 3 rd Monday 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
1901 N. Roselle Rd., Suite 800 67 East Algonquin Road
Schaumburg, 8479402800 IL 60195 South 8477655000 Barrington, IL 60010 St. Charles, 6304853371
www.grayhairmanagement.com
Call for information
Scott Kane
www.willowcreek.org/careers
Wednesday 1012. 630730pm Call for info.
Anne Rand
http://www.ccclife.org/
Saturdays 8:00am
Tammi Vest
Careers Support Group Willow Creek Community Church Career Transitions Group
37W100 Bolcum
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Mike Buhmann
www.worknetdupage.org Christ Community Church TriCity Career Services (TUG) Bethlehem Lutheran Church Faith Christian Reformed Church SelfHelp Jobs Program Wheaton Bible
Road, Room 212 1145. North 5th Avenue
IL 60174 St. Charles, IL 60174
8383 West 171 st Street
Tinley Park, IL 60477
27w500 North Ave
West Chicago Il 60185
Wheaton Library Job Club – Facilitated by Goodwill Workforce Connection Center
225 N. Cross St.
Wheaton, IL 60187
University of Chicago ITT Entrepreneurial Roundtable
1755 S Naperville Road, Suite 200 Masonic Lodge 120 W Wesley LL 111 S. Cass Ave 649 Blackhawk
Jobs Driven Networking Group Holy Trinity Catholic Church People’s Resource Center Interfaith Career Network
Various Churches
Network To Success Job Search Club – McHenry County Job Training Woodridge Job Club Woodridge Public Library Facilitated by Lisle Township Diocese of Joliet _ DERC Diocesan Employment Resource Center
500 Russell Court
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
www.TUGCareerServices.org WeCanHelp@TUGCareerServices. org Call for Appointment No Fee
[email protected]
12:00 noon 2 nd & 4th Mondays 6309 p.m.
Jim Klink Polly Butler
Tuesday and Thursday 9430
Laura Vande Werken
[email protected]
Wednesday 810 am
Dave Cox
6305764660
http://www.goodwillchicago.com/hel pforthejobseeker/workforceconn ectioncenters
Last Tuesday of Month 10AM 12Noon
Wheaton, IL 60187 Wheaton, IL 60187 Westmont, Il
6305278552 ext. 22 6309413748 x114
[email protected] m
[email protected] www.speedupmyjobsearch.com
[email protected]
3 rd Monday of the Mo. 6:308:30 pm fees vary
Goodwill Lombard Workforce Connection Center Bill Wentz
Westmont, IL 60559 LaGrange/ Western Springs, IL Woodstock, IL 60098
www.peoplesrc.org 630 6825402x 333 www.interfaithcareernetwork.org
3 Plaza Drive
Woodridge, IL 60517
Various Churches/Parishes across Chicagoland and job board TBA
See Website
See Website
6306311871
7086336580 Fax: 7086336581 6305612253
7082464404
8153387100 Ext. 239 6309681880 Ext. 232 6309647899 Library
3 rd Thursday of Mo 12101250 pm 1 st Tuesday @845 am 2 nd & 4th Wednesday 12:30 p.m. Varied Check website
www.mchenrycountywokforce.com
2 nd & 4th Wednesday 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
www.woodridgelibrary.org
Group Resume writing & review every Monday 10:00 – 1:00 p.m. Varied – Check website or email: derc@ccdoj.org 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. monthly $30 for nonmember
http://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/derc
3124946709 www.chicagolandchamber.org Must register online.
Updated 1/23/2017 For changes, additions, or deletions contact Jim Fergle at j
[email protected]
Paul Cameron Deacon Casey Tom Rohan Judy Kennedy Jim Pacholski Career Counselor Sarah Breithaupt Facilitator
Email for info
Call for information
www.worknetdupage.org MIT Enterprise Forum
TBA
See Website
3126424647
[email protected]
5:00 p.m. Bimonthly mtg. day variescall for info $20
Mona Pearl
IIBA – Intl. Institute of Business Analysts Chicagoland Chapter
Various Locations
See website
https://chicago.iiba.org/
Monthly events
See website and LI group
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[email protected]
www.worknetdupage.org Retired Brains Senior Job Bank The Next Chapter The Phoenix Link Senior Corps Retirement Jobs National ABLE Network Back to Work 50+ (AARP) Senior Community Service Program
Toastmasters
Job Search Resources for Over 50 Listings for retirees www.retiredbrains.com Listings for over 50 www.seniorjobbank.org National Community based organization for those www.civicventures.org over 55 to network and explore options Post resume on this site for experienced executives www.thephoenixlink.com www.seniorcorps.org www.retirementjobs.com www.nationalable.org 8558502525 to order booklet: www.aarp.org/backtowork50plus 7 Smart Strategies for 50+ JobSeekers http://www.state.il.us/aging/1athome/employ.htm
Job Search & Workforce Resources http://www.illinoisworknet.com/ https://www.dol.gov/ Group Resources for Public Speaking & Communications Search by zipcode www.toastmasters.org Resources for Volunteering & Connecting with Organizations in DuPage County h ttp://givingdupage.org/volunteeropportunityportal/ Resources for Community Services in DuPage County http://www.dupageco.org/community/ 6304076500 or 8009429412
Updated 1/23/2017 For changes, additions, or deletions contact Jim Fergle at j
[email protected]