Are you a Greater Chicagoland or north suburban Chicago area SharePoint user looking to get maximum value out of your SharePoint application? Perhaps you’re looking to use SharePoint in building a competitive advantage for your organization? Concerned that you’re not getting the usability or user adoption that you desire out of SharePoint? You need to join this group! We’re focused on the business application advantages of SharePoint, showcasing users’ ideas and real world experiences. PLUS, t …

Safety 1st! Looking for anyone from beginners to experienced riders, men and woman, that have the skills of riding and want to teach and learn the ins and outs, do's and don'ts on these streets in the Chicagoland area.  Sober riders only!  All riders from the Northshore and Southshore are welcome! Plan trips and attend motorcycle events.  Let’s have fun in 2011!

We decided to modify the group slightly and gather with people who like to cook and play musical instruments. Almost everyone likes live music and wants to learn to play instruments such as guitar, piano, or drums. Taking classes is a commitment not all of us can take on, but meeting with a group of friendly people for good food and music might be fun. If you would like to practice the instrument you are playing than this is a place for you. We are interested in: blues flamenco folk and popular …

NW Suburban Kool Kidz is a group of singles and friends in their 20s, 30s and 40s, living in the NW suburbs. We host a variety of fun events, including dinners, movie nights, bowling, hikes, outings to sporting events and other social events. Most of our events are held in the N and NW suburbs, but occasionally we venture to Chicago or The Land of Cheese.

"The greatest adventure you will ever have is the journey into your own heart." - Louix Dor Dempriey Learn how to attain inner peace and ultimately Enlightenment itself through practice of the many sacred tools for self-awareness and self-purification taught by Louix Dor Dempriey. Open your heart to this spiritual Master who has come into this world to help people restore their inherent divinity and live as unconditional love. In an interactive forum, these ongoing gatherings will explore many …

This group is for all those interested in or already living a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle in the Chicago suburbs. We'll be sharing cooking ideas, joining for potlucks, exploring vegetarian restaurants in the suburbs(and the city) and bringing members' interests into a variety of activities. Whether you're interested in the rights of animals or adapting a veg diet for your health or our environment, this group will offer you new information and experiences to get the most out of a veg lifestyle. C …

This group will meet to study and understand Quantitative topics in financial engineering. Typically this group will be working through a chapter each month from a well known book in quantitative finance. However, this group is by no means an academic only group. Some of the group members will form organizations to try out the strategies studied in the real world (By actually pooling capital together and forming an investment club or joint venture). Topics that will be discussed: Volatility, …

If you are a gay male 21 and older and live in Northen Cook, Lake or McHenry counties in Illinois or southern Kenosha county in Wisconsin, you may feel isolated from other gay men who live nearby, because you do not know how to get in touch with them. If you are tired of driving 50 miles south to Chicago or almost as far north to Milwaukee just to be around other gay people, then this is the local group for you. This is primarily a gay male social group, but we are open to all positive attitude …

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Hi fellow introverts. Please read guidelines below, before joining this group. (Thank you) We schedule most of our meetups in Lake County, but since we've been getting more members from all over the place, we've been scheduling more meetups in Chicago, Cook County suburbs, and a few north of the border in Wisconsin, or a bit West in McHenry County, just to give you an idea of locations. For those of us who are introverts/loners and/or "live inside" our heads, making new friends can be more of a …

Looking to meet other rat terriers and their fans? Then come join the pack. Similar dogs are welcome, too!

Stroller Strides Chicago North Shore is a fitness group for moms.  It is a great way to get in shape, meet other moms, and have fun with your baby or toddler all at the same time. The classes are designed for all different fitness levels and are taught by certified instructors. Each class includes cardio and body toning intervals. The classes are an hour long, with the last 10 minutes used for abs and stretching. We welcome babies from 6 weeks to any age! FALL/WINTER SCHEDULE (November-April) M …

Hi guys. This is a (newer) group which is meant to be a meeting group for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and comicbook fans, (of movies, books, artwork, etc) and creators in Lake County/McHenry Counties (for example, writers, artists, movie makers, etc, are welcome too!) since the only groups I've been able to find like that, all seem to be in Chicago. This group is going to work best for those with a more flexible weekend schedule since I plan on scheduling a meetup for this group on at least one Sat …

This is a group for Small Business Owners who are looking for Marketing Tools, Resources, and Knowledge to grow their business.

Boomers! Are you Unemployed? Have you been downsized? Were you “released” from corporate America? Have you experienced job elimination? Were you laid off, fired, kicked to the curb? Maybe you are Underemployed? Unemployment ran out and now you MUST work at a job scraping by just to pay some bills! Could you be Unhappily employed? Do you want to move forward feeling a whole lot better? Join us in finding the "upside to being downsized!" A networking support group bringing people together to colla …

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 …

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.

It's a Small World! This group is for all you fun loving 30+ professional singles that want to be able to ease our time demands and mix socially and professionally .We have events for singles, events with and without kids, educational events, craft events, game nights, but most of all aim to find those unique places we've wanted to venture and experience, but never alone or just never had the time to. Time is short! Let's gather to network then socialize and enjoy the experience together! Events …

You don't have to go into the city to find people who love videography! I'm sure there are others out there just like me that love to shoot video but don't want to have to drive an hour just to get together to trade ideas and learn new things. All skill levels are welcome and all formats as well. Whether you shoot HD Digital video, MiniDV, VHS, heck, even film, let's get together!

Whether you are new to meditation or you are a long time meditator, these FREE guided meditation sessions are for you. Come and dive into the Stillness Within which will leave you refreshed,relaxed and rejuvenated. What is Meditation? A mind that is calm, without anticipation and agitation is meditation. A mind that is in the present moment is meditation. Why Meditate? The rest you gain in meditation is deeper than the deepest sleep. The deeper your rest, the more dynamic your activity is. B …