Chicago Black Literature Book Club seeks to bring together both women and men who enjoy thought-provoking black literature -- both modern and contemporary -- to partake in discussion, debate and dining!

This group is for organizing and conducting the Chicago Ruby On Rails Women's Outreach workshops. The goal is to increase gender diversity in the Ruby community by helping women learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails. The workshops are geared to help, primarily, women learn Ruby On Rails. It is a free workshop and any level of experience is accepted. Anything from "I have never coded before in my life" to "I have been doing this for years and just want to see what is up with this Ruby on Rails thing" will …

We Now Have LIVE CHAT too!  Remember the little girl down the street that you used to tell all your secrets, dreams and wishes to? We've all grown up and usually apart from that little girl who used to be your best friend...  Well here is a place where you can connect with other women , and hopefully make some new friendships! Girlfriends are important in our lives...  We go on outings together and give "shout outs" to others trying to open up lines of communication, because even though we immen …

Angry Black Women Poem By L. Aaron As much as I hate to say it and add fuel to the flames that singes away at the souls of a race of beautiful women. I must confess that I am an angry black woman. She and I are one in the same and yet one of many. I accept this title with acknowledgement and realization that it does not define me and the essence of my being. It is not the single most relevant characteristic of who I am as a woman of African decent. It is however an identifying emotion of my lif …

SSS is an energetic group of fun, self-aware women and men aged approximately 25-40 from Chicago and the Suburbs who love life, enjoy meeting and connecting with people and embrace personal growth. Let's create a community of young, energetic minds for fun, friendship, travel, sports, volunteering, learning and adventure. We believe in a universal energy and the power of intention. We welcome the experiences that challenge and teach us. We have a reverence for life and an appreciation for al …

Love to read and looking for a book club in the South Loop neighborhood?.....We'd love to have you join us!  Maybe you're    Meetups will include a monthly book selection at various locations in the area.  

PURPOSE OF THE GROUP: InTownGays are focused on connecting interesting people from all walks of life, who live South of Diversey Avenue (2800N) down into the Chicago Loop and East of the Chicago River, who happen to be gay. This is an agenda-free group focused on friendship and fun. We recognize that for a variety of reasons that it isn’t always possible to make it up to the Lakeview and Andersonville neighborhoods. We also respect where you stand on your being-out status. We host get-togethers …

Anyone that is considering a divorce or who is facing any complicated family matter is welcome to attend our meetings. Furthermore, everyone is encouraged to bring their questions and concerns about divorce, child support, child custody, child visitation, and any other family law matter. This group has been formed as a means of helping people to understand divorce law and family law matters, questions and concerns by explaining technical legal terms so that they make sense and by helping ind …

Meet with other local black women and men who choose to wear their hair natural. Gather to commune and support one another in your quest for chemical-free hair! Discuss hair care, maintenance, and the politics of having natural hair.

Share ideas, perspectives and inspiration from all the world's spiritual traditions. The Baha'i Faith believes that all religions come from the same God, that science and religion are in harmony, and that the equality of women and men and the elimination of all forms of prejudice are prerequisites to peace. It's a faith with no priests or clergy that empowers everyone to participate in building a better world. See www.bahai.us and www.evanstonbahai.org for more info. “Whensoever a compa …

Work on your social and dating skills with us. Our meetups include presentations from world-reknowned dating coaches. At the tailend we have optional field trips, in which we go to public venues, meet people, interact and get useful feedback that helps us all improve our social skills -- especially with women. We have members who are as old as the most senior of senior citizens, but you must be at least 18 years old to join. We are also lucky enough to have contributing female members.

This group is for Desi (Indian, Pakistani, Nepali….etc ) Girls residing in Chicago and nearby areas, who want to have some fun doing various activities like get-togethers, movies, picnics, dining out, going to the mall, travel, weekend trips, museums, and theatre. This group is all about spending time with the girls - leave the men behind and just have some mature fun.

Practice makes perfect so we'll be doing some infield practice at malls, bars, shops, clubs, and on the street to put your skills to the test. Whether you're a newbie or someone who's been in the game for a long time; whether you lack a lot of social skills or you just want to reach that elite level of master; whatever you're goals are we will venture out together to reach the level of success with women you've always dreamed! So come out and meet some cool guys, get a new wingman, learn some am …

  Powerful, beautiful, successful and feminine! Do you think of yourself as a Professional Lipstick Lesbian and wonder where all the other Chicago lipstick lesbians are? Well we hope to meet and congregate here with this group. The first and foremost aim of this group is to have fun! Do you enjoy mani’s and pedi’s, current fashion trends, local trendy restaurants, make up, heels, fine wine, live music, an occasional night out dancing? We are a very small, selective group of attractive, 25 - 50, …

Let me first introduce your organizer my name is Nichelle Nemo and I am 32yr old married woman. Ive been married for 4 years now and Ive notice that when your lifestyle change so does your associations(friends). So I started this meetup group in hopes of meeting other married woman. I would like this group to consist of various cultures and backgrounds. I believe by having diversity we can bring diversified ideas to the group. Most importantly I hope between the meeting and greetings we will fin …

This groups is for men and women who are into polyamorous dating. What is polyamory? Polygamy: When a man has two or more wives Promiscuous: When a man has two or more short-term, non-monogamous female sex partners Polyamorous: When a man has two or more long-term/indefinite non-monogamous lovers/companions Male members must be heterosexual; Female members can be heterosexual or bisexual