Job & Networking Clubs
Chicago
Arlington Heights
Barrington
Barlett
Batavia
Bensenville
Bloomingale
Deerfield
Evanston
Flossmore
Glen Ellyn
Hoffman Estates
Inverness
Lake Forest
Lisle
Lombard
Mount Prospect
Naperville
Northbrook
Oak Forest
Orland Hills
Orland Park
Palatine
River Forest
Schaumburg
South Barrington
St. Charles
Skokie
South Holland
Villa Park
Wayne
Woodridge
Woodstock
Munster, Indiana
Arlington Heights
Jobs & Networking Events
Arlington Heights Evangelical Free Church
1330 N. Douglas Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(847) 392-4840
Contact: Shaun Prather (leave a message)
S.H.A.R.E.
St. James Church
820 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(847) 253-6305
Barrington
Barrington Career Center
600 Hart Road, Suite 275, Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 304-4157
Contact: Jayne Lystrom, Executive Director
Careers Ministry
Willow Creek Community Church
67 E. Algonquin Road, South Barrington, IL 60195
(224) 512-1892
careers@willowcreek.org
St. Anne’s Catholic Community Employment Ministry
120 N. Ela Street, Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 382-5300
Contact: Fred Nelson
(847) 304-4212
Bartlett
Career Transitioners Networking Group (CTer’s)
Living Lord Lutheran Church
1044 Congress Drive, Bartlett, IL 60103
Contact: Pastor Steve Meyers
(630) 830-3630 X 4608
Batavia
Holy Cross Job Club
Holy Cross Church
2300 Main Street, Batavia, IL 60510
Contact: Kathy Carlson
(630) 879-4750
Bensenville
Job Search Club
Bensenville Community Public Library
200 S. Church Road, Bensenville, IL 60106
(630) 766-4642
Contact: Judy McGah
(630) 495-4345 X 232
Bloomingdale
St. Joseph the Worker Employment Ministry
St. Isidore Roman Catholic Church
427 West Army Trail Road, Bloomingdale, IL 60108
(630) 529-3045
Contact: John Booth
(630) 894-6493
Chicago
BabbleBee Business Networking Group Gathering
Goose Island Brewery
1800 N. Clybourn Avenue, Chicago
Contact: Vicki Kielar
(888)-227-0527 X 81
Breakfast Club Network
St Michael Parish Center
1711 North Cleveland, Chicago, IL 60614-5602
Contact: Kristen Nieradtka
Breakfast Network Club
Locations vary
Contact: David Carman
Crain’s List – Event Calendars
(for non-regular events)
Employment Council
St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church
1424 North Dearborn Street
(312) 944-1083
Contact: Michael Cade
Career Transitions Center
Old St. Patrick’s Church
711 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 906-9908
Contact: Tom Murray, Executive Director
Contact: Rose Ann Pastor
Career Transitions Network
4th Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut, Chicago, IL 60611
Contact: David Donovan
(312) 787-4570
Gray Hair Management - Chicago
Union League Club
Contact: Scott Kane
(847) 940-2800
Deerfield
Career Renewal Program
Holy Cross Catholic/St. Gregory Episcopal
724 Elder Lane, Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 945-0430
Contact: Sharon Dieter
(847) 945-9033
Evanston
Executive Network Group of Chicago
3440 Steeplechase Way, Grayslake, IL 60030
(847) 622-4425
info@engchgo.org
webmaster@engchgo.org
Career Assistance Support Team
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
1509 Ridge, Evanston, IL 60201
Contact: Mike Johnson
(847) 864-4806
Executive Network
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
1427 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 864-1472
(312) 857-2006
Contact: Mike Ruhl
(815) 459-0448
Employment Assistance & Support Ministry
Infant Jesus of Prague Church
1131 Douglas Ave., Flossmoor, IL 60422
Contact: Jim Ross
(708) 798-6579
Glen Ellyn
DuPage Executive Network (The DEN)
College of DuPage
425 Fawell, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Building K-305, Parking Lot 10, DoorK-2, West Commons
(630) 942-2230
den@cdnet.cod.edu
Employment Support Ministry
St. James the Apostle Church
480 South Park Boulevard, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 858-5587
Contact: Joe Kirkland (630) 653-6870
Contact: Bob Clark (312) 904-6317
Hoffman Estates
St. Hubert Jobs & Networking Ministry
Parish Ministry Center
729 Grand Canyon Street, Hoffman Estates, IL 60194
847-885-7700
Contact: Bob Podgorski
(847) 925-6005
Inverness
Job Support Group
Holy Family Catholic Church
2515 West Palatine Road, Inverness, IL 60067
(847) 359-0042
Contact: Bill Broderick
(847) 428-5049
Lake Forest
Career Resource Center
Lake Forest Symphony Music School
40 East Old Mill Road, St 105, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Contact: Jan Cline Leahy, Executive Director
(847) 295-5626
Fax: (847) 295-5430
Lisle
Lisle Township Job Club
Lisle Library
777 Front Street, Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 971-1675
Contact: Joy Maguire-Dooley
(630) 968-1880 X 49
Executive Status Network
Lisle Township Offices
4721 Indiana, Lisle, Il 60532
Contact: Steve Gawron
(630) 469-2771
workNet DuPage Career Center
2525 Cabot Drive - Suite 302
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 955-2030
www.worknetdupage.org
Lombard
Gray Hair Management - Lombard/Oakbrook
Embassy Suites
Contact: Scott Kane
(847) 940-2800
St. Raphael’s Networking Group
Contact: Jim Lamb
(708) 873-2349
Mt. Prospect
St. Emily Network Group
1400 E. Central Road
Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056
Contact: Sue Cibelli
(847) 296-8060
Career Opportunity Network
St. Raymond’s Catholic Church
301 South 1-Oka, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
(847) 253-8600
Contact: Bill Doucette
Naperville
Career Transition Support Group
Grace Methodist Church
300 E. Gartner, Naperville, IL 60540
Contact: Jim Blackshire
(630) 355-6297 X 4
LDS Employment Services
The Church of Jesus Christ of LDS
1801 North Mill, Suite F, Naperville, IL 60563
Contact: Sharon Worlton, Manager
Contact: Sally Morrison, Placement Specialist
(630) 369-0785
(630) 495-4391 X 241
Community Career Center
First Star Bank Building, Second Floor
1971 Gowder Road (at Route 59), Suite 210, Naperville, IL 60540
(630) 961-5665
Contact: Ann Castleton, Executive Director
Crossroads Career Network
Crossroads Community Church
1701 W. Quincy Ave. Ste 22, Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 585-7777
Contact: Mike Murphy
(630) 585-7777 X 14
Knox Career Club - Job Network
St. Margaret Mary Church
1450 Green Trails Drive, Naperville, IL 60540
Phone: (630) 369-0777
Contact: Larry Lewis
(630) 527-8643
Job Search
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
815 S. Washington, Naperville, IL 60540
Contact: Jerry Brandt
(630) 369-0564
Job Ministry
St. Thomas the Apostle
1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563
(630) 355-8980
Contact: Dave Muthler
(630) 355 3444
Training Network - Midwest
Business Education Professionals Job Club (Elitgen Offices)
1300 Iroquois Avenue, Suite 115, Naperville, IL 60563
Bryan Thalhammer, Current Moderator
(Instructors, Educators, Technical Writers, E-Learning, Organizational Development, Training Management)
Northbrook
Gray Hair Management - Northbrook
Mission Hills Country Club
1700 Mission Hills Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062
Contact: Scott Kane
(847) 940-2800
Information Technology Knowledge Network (iTKN)
Mission Hills Country Club
1700 Mission Hills Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062
Contact: Dick Hughey, Founder iTKN
Oak Forest
SELF Help Jobs Program
HOPE CRC Employment Ministry
5825 West 151st Street, Oak Forest, IL 60452
Contact: Laura Vande Werken
(708) 535-6816
Orland Hills
Career Assistance Placement Service (CAPS)
Saint Elizabeth Seton Church
9300 167th Street, Orland Hills, IL 60477
Contact: Joe Shake
(708) 403-0101
Orland Park
Unemployed Shared Support Group
St. Michael's Church
14327 Highland, Orland Park, IL 60462
Contact: Buzz Van Hecke
(708) 349-7696 or (708) 349-0903
Palatine
Job Support Group
Holy Family Catholic Church
2515 West Palatine Road, Inverness, IL 60067
(847) 359-0042
Contact: Bill Broderick or Bart Castircone
Contact: Bob Young (847) 934-3322
Pay-It-FORWARD Networking Group
Immanuel Lutheran Church
200 N. Plum Grove Road, Palatine, IL 60067
(847) 359-1549
Contact: Founder, David Krull
(708) 686-7180
River Forest
Job Support Group
Grace Lutheran Church
7300 West Division Street, River Forest, IL 60305
(708) 366-6900
Contact: Susan Thieme
(708) 452-8232
Schaumberg
CPG Networking Group
For in-transition executives with consumer products
Backgrounds across a variety of functional areas including marketing, sales, finance, operations
Contact: Patrick Riley
(630) 355-5772
South Barrington
Careers - Unemployment Support & LifeWork Workshop
Willow Creek Community Church
67 E. Algonquin Road, S. Barrington IL 60010
(847) 765-5000
Contact: Ray Ercoli
(224) 512-1198
careers@willowcreek.org
St. Charles
TUG (TriCity Unemployment Group)
St. Charles Public Library
1 South 6th Avenue, St. Charles, IL 60174
Contact: Jan Flurry
(630) 232-2513
Skokie
Job and Career Support Group
Skokie Public Library
5215 Oakton Street, Skokie, Il 60077
(847) 673-7774 X 4126
Contact: Mike Buhmann
Contact: Katherine Sopranos
(312) 573-0527
http://www.chicagojobs.org
Phyllis Cable from JVS, Career Counselor (Free)
(847) 673-7774 X 2127
South Holland
Self Help Jobs Program
Peace CRC Employment Ministry
833 E. 168th Street, South Holland, IL 60473
Contact: Linda Lester, Director
Phone: (708) 596-2887
Villa Park
West Suburban Job Seekers
Evangelical Covenant Church of Villa Park
17 W 620 Riordan Road, Villa Park, IL 60181
(630) 279-5259
Contact: Jim Eilers
(630) 833-6664
Wayne
St Joseph the Worker Employment Ministry
Resurrection Catholic Community
30W 350 Army Trail Road, Wayne, IL 60103
(630) 289-5400
Woodridge
Lisle Township Job Club #1
Woodridge Library
3 Plaza Drive, Woodridge, IL 60517
Contact: Joy Dooley
(630) 968-1880 X 249
Non-for-Profit Networking Group / Resume Critiques
Woodridge Public Library
3 Plaza Drive, Woodridge, IL 60517
(630) 964-7899
Contact: Susan Peterson
(630) 968-1880 X 232
Woodstock
Network To Success Job Search Club
Sponsored by McHenry County Job Training
400 Russell Court, Woodstock, IL 60098-2614
(At Consumers Credit Counseling; next door to IETC)
(815) 338-7100 X 228 to reserve a space
Contact: Mary Stoerp, Training/Career Counselor
Munster, Indiana
Job Search Roundtable
Westminster Presbyterian Church
8955 Columbia Avenue, Munster, IN 46321
Contact: Linda Fortin
(219) 838-3131
*Note: Although many of these job clubs are held in churches, the meetings themselves are not of a religious nature.
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