… Strictly Social is all about helping people build fun, platonic friendships on the cheap, enjoying Chicago culture and building an open accepting community to help foster the fun. We encourage an entertaining, laid back, open environment where people can come hang out, escape the voracious singles scene, and just be themselves. Obviously, if members develop something more than friendships, that's awesome, but we encourage members to think of this as an escape from the dating and networking scene …

  הצטרפו לקבוצת מפגשים ישראלים טועמים את שיקגו  Join the Meetup Group Israelis Taste Chicago   This Meetup group is open to Israelis who live in the Chicago area and are interested in meeting other fellow Israelis, dinning out at variety of restaurants and tasting different foods including ethnic and international. •      Discover new restaurants. •      Enjoy delicious food and conversation with friendly dinner companions. •      The group meets once a month in Chicago or suburbs. •      Member …

Siamo un gruppo di mamme e bimbi che parlano italiano e inglese. Organizziamo "playdate" in citta', serate senza bimbi, e cene e eventi per tutte le famiglie nel week-end. Iscrivetevi al nostro gruppo per conoscere altre famiglie italiane e internazionali qui a Chicago, sono benvenute anche mamme che non parlano Italiano ma a cui non dispiace impararlo o sentirlo parlare. :) We're a group of Italian and American moms who speak Italian and English at home with their kids. We organize playdates ar …

Through professional seminars and social activities, we hope members of this group are able to come together, improve their language skills, network and create new opportunities for their future (in Chicago and abroad). If you are an advanced ESL student, a current university or graduate school student, or a working professional from abroad then this is the group for you!!

Science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction fans getting together to have fun! Isaac Asimov, Harry Potter, Dr. Who, Pern, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Battlestar Galactica, Valdemar, Star Wars... the list of our interests and enthusiasms goes on and on. Come join us at our monthly social at Dave and Busters to meet fans from all over Chicago and suburbs who have equally wide-ranging interests. Order off the menu, pay before you leave and have fun! Our focus is relaxed socializing. …

… If any of this rings true to you, we invite you to the Chicago Area Asatru Discussion Group. Once a month, we get together to discuss our views on these topics, and how they are a part of our lives. Our group is not a formal kindred. It is an informal discussion group. It is open to any Meetup member who wishes to join.

- Bringing together data scientists, computational scientists, and folks interested in data analytics, scientific computing, and visualization. - Promoting data computing as a way to enhance computational outcomes and add value to the bottom line. - Fostering a collaborative culture between government labs, industry, the non-profit sector, and academia in the Chicagoland area.

I am an immigration attorney who practices in Chicago, IL. I wanted to create a meetup where all who work with immigrants can share ideas and suggestions as to how to best be of comprehensive assistance. I invite all people but especially those who are connected with immigrant communities to share ideas, information, and resources so that we can all be better at what we do. If you are interested in immigration issues or issues related to immigrants, you are most welcome to join.  This Meetup is …

Do you like conventions about Science Fiction? Fantasy? Gaming? Anime? Horror? Odd stuff in general? The Chicago Conventions group is designed to get people together at conventions and at certain other related events to meet and have fun. Note posts will be created on the calendar about all of the conventions in the Chicago area. If you know of other conventions not listed, send a message to the organizer Leane. If you would like to go to a convention and meetup with others from this group, feel …

Professionisti italiani a Chicago (PIC) è un’associazione indipendente per professionisti, imprenditori, ricercatori e artisti italiani dell’area di Chicago che vogliono ampliare la propria rete di contatti a livello sociale e professionale. Il gruppo e' rivolto esclusivamente a professionisti italiani madrelingua che operano nell'area di Chicago.

Let's explore all the wonderful Italian restaurants, films, language, wine, history, culture and people that are in Chicago. If you are from Italy and are living in Chicago, have Italian ancestry or just love the country and its food and culture, this group is for you. We will have a restaurant outing and social event every month. We will be having some events will other Italian and European meetup groups, so there will be a wide variety of people to meet!

This group is designed to meet other desi/muslim moms in the predominantly downtown area. It'll be a fun group where the kiddies can get to interact and the mommies can also have fun on their own! So if you are interested in meeting other moms in the area who share the same culture as yours feel free to join!

We are a diverse group of Americans and Israelis who practice their Hebrew language skills and experience Israeli culture together. Our members have a wide range of Hebrew proficiency levels, from beginners, through intermediate speakers to advanced, native, and professional users of Hebrew. Meetings are usually on Sunday afternoon or evening, attract 10 to 44 members and guests, with an average of 20 per meeting. Thanks to our wonderful sponsors we do not charge membership or per meeting.  The …

Chicago's original & largest Science Fiction & Fantasy Meetup! Our monthly meetup is on the first Tuesday of each month. It's a great place to meet folks and talk about random fandom with long time members and newbies in a relaxed setting with no timetable. The rest of the month join us for movies, dinners, and geeky gatherings of all types! We are an eclectic group into all aspects of Science Fiction and Fantasy including books, movies, TV, gaming and conventions. You are welcome if you've just …

Do you enjoy events featuring the richness of African American culture in all forms including plays, parties, shows, festivals, classes and more? If so this is the perfect group for you. We are dedicated to meeting new people and supporting african american events and venues particularly in Chicago and in the South Suburban area. We are seeking active members who will attend 80% of the scheduled events. We strongly discourage no shows (i.e. saying that you will attend a scheduled event but faili …

Welcome! The Chicago International Adventure Sports Association is meant for Chicagoland friends and supporters of all ages to get together for sports, adventure and social events. This is an attempt to spread goodwill between people.  Sports knows no religion or race, so this a great way to share common interests, share thoughts and have fun. It is not a forum for political views, however interaction is encouraged. Meeting location and details will be sent via email only to Registered members. …