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Have you thought about attending trade shows related to your target industry to network and identify employment opportunities? There is a website that will supply you with the location of major trade shows in the Chicago area. The website is located at: http://www.chicagotraveler.com/chicago-conventions-trade-shows-conferences.htm#eventlist.
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Partial List of Networking and Support Groups in the Chicago Area: |
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| ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
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Arlington Heights Evangelical Free Church 133 N. Belmont Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 (708) 392-4840 Contact: Shaun Prather (leave a message) Scheduled periodically S.H.A.R.E. St. James Church, 820 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60004 |
| BARRINGTON |
Barrington Career Center (BCC) 600 Hart Road Suite 275, Barrington, IL 60010 Phone: (847) 304-4157 Fax: (847) 304-4163 Contact: Jane Laystrom, Executive Director. Center is open Monday 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Two Networking meetings every Tuesday morning, 7:30 am to 9:30 a.m and 10:00 am to Noon Seminars on Thursday evenings, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Email: bccenter@ameritech.net WEB: http://bakhome.northstarnet.org/bccenter/ |
| BARTLETT
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Career Transitioners Networking Group (CTer’s) Living Lord Lutheran Church 1044 Congress Drive, Bartlett, IL 60103 Phone: (630) 830-3630 extension 4608 Contact: Pastor Steve Meyers Meets every Tuesday evening, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Email: CTersEB@yahoogroups.com |
| BATAVIA
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Holy Cross Job Club Holy Cross Church 2300 Main Street, Batavia, IL 60510 Phone: (630) 879-4750 Contact: Kathy Carlson Email: kcarbat@aol.com Meets every Thursday evening at 7:00pm at Holy Cross Church in the "Cecelia" room on the lower level WEB: http://holycross-batavia.org/jobs/ |
| BENSENVILLE
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Job Search Club Bensenville Community Public Library, 200 S. Church Rd., Bensenville, IL 60106 Meets once a week. Judy McGah, (630) 495-4345 x232 |
| BLOOMINGDALE
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St Joseph the Worker Employment Ministry St. Isidore Roman Catholic Church 427 West Army Trail Road, Bloomingdale, IL 60108 Main Phone: (630) 529-3045 Contact: John Booth (630) 894-6493 Email: jcbooth@earthlink.net Meetings: Topical discussions for the unemployed Meetings on the 4th Thursday of each month, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, at the main church along Gary Ave. in the Large Meeting room |
| CHICAGO
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Breakfast Club Network |
| Career Transitions Center of Chicago Old St. Patrick's Church 711 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60661 Phone: (312) 906-9908 Contact: Tom Murray, Executive Director Call or check WEB site for hours of operation. WEB: http://www.ctcchicago.org |
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| St. Chrysostom's Employment Council St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church 1424 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: (312) 944-1083 Contact: Michael K. Cade Meets every Monday night in the Harding Room, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm WEB: http://www.saintc.org/ministry/outreach |
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| DEERFIELD
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Career Renewal Program Holy Cross Catholic/St. Gregory Episcopal 724 Elder Lane, Deerfield, IL 60015 Phone: (847) 945-0430 Contact: Sharon Dieter (847) 945-9033 Email: sdieter1@aol.com Meets on Sunday mornings (Call for schedule) WEB: http://www.holycrossparish.net/career/ |
Gray Hair Management, LLC |
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| EVANSTON
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Executive Network First Presbyterian Church of Evanston 1427 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: (847) 864-1472 For further information call (312) 857-2006 Contact Mike Ruhl (815) 459-0448. Meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month |
| Career Assistance Support Team St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1509 Ridge, Evanston, IL 60201 Irregular meetings. Mike Johnson, (847) 328-0993 |
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| FLOSSMOOR |
Employment Assistance & Support Ministry Infant Jesus of Prague Church, 1131 Douglas Ave., Flossmoor, IL 60422 Meets Every Wednesday. Jim Ross, (708) 798-6579 |
| GLEN ELLYN
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DuPage Executive Network (The DEN) College of DuPage 425 Fawell, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Building K-305, Parking Lot 10 DoorK-2, West Commons Phone: (630) 942-2230 Meets every fourth Tuesday of the month, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Group for senior management executives working in career transition with minimum base of $75,000 in last position Email: den@cdnet.cod.edu WEB: https://www.cod.edu/secure/den/deninfo.htm |
| St Joseph the Worker Employment Ministry St. James the Apostle Church 480 South Park Boulevard, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Contact: Joe Kirkland (630) 653-6870 or Bob Clark (312) 904-6317 Meetings on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm Email: stjosephministry@aol.com WEB: http://www.stjosephministry.org/ |
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| HOFFMAN ESTATES
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St. Hubert Jobs & Networking Ministry Parish Ministry Center 729 Grand Canyon Street, Hoffman Estates, IL 60194 Main Phone: 847-885-7700 Contact: Bob Podgorski 847-925-6005 Email: bpodgors@harpercollege.edu Meetings held on 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month from 7:00 pm until 9:15 pm. |
| LAKE FOREST
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Career Resource Center 40 East Old Mill Road, Suite 105, Lake Forest, IL 60045 Lake Forest Symphony Music School Phone: (847) 295-5626 Fax: (847) 295-5430 Contact: Jan Cline Leahy, Executive Director Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and Tuesday 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm Networking meetings Tuesdays at 7:00 pm (Check Calendar on CRC web page for specific dates) A one time fee of $60 is required for all clients. Email: info@careerresourcecenter.org WEB: www.careerresourcecenter.org |
| LISLE
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Lisle Township Job Club |
DuPage Career Center |
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| MT PROSPECT
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St. Emily Network Group 1400 E. Central Road Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056 Contact: Sue Cibelli 847-296-8060 SueCibelli@workministry.com Meets the first Monday of every month @ 7:00 P.M. in the Parish Center |
| NAPERVILLE
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Career Transition Support Group Grace Methodist Church 300 E. Gartner, Naperville, IL 60540 Phone: (630) 355-6297 extension 4 Contact: Jim Blackshire Email: Jblackshire@ETASC.com Meets every 2nd Saturday morning, 9:30 am to 10:30 am |
| Community Career Center First Star Bank Building, Second Floor Gowder Road and Route 59, Naperville, IL 60540 Phone: (630) 961-5665 Fax: (630) 961-1271 Contact: Ann Castleton, Executive Director Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Wednesday 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 7:00 pm. The Job Club meets every Wednesday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Email: info@communitycareercenter.org WEB: http://www.communitycareercenter.org |
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| Crossroads Career Network Crossroads Community Church 1701 W. Quincy Ave. Ste 22, Naperville, IL 60563 Main Phone: (630) 585-7777 Contact: Mike Murphy, (630) 585-7777 x14 Meetings 2nd Tuesday of every Month, 7:00pm to -9:00 p.m. Free Network Meetings, Career Planning Classes and Personal Coaching Email: careers@ccc4him.org WEB: http://www.crossroads-career.net/crossroads.html WEB: http://www.ccc4him.org/ |
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| 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 |
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| LDS Employment Services The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1801 North Mill, Suite F, Naperville, IL 60563 Phone: (630) 369-0785 Contact: Sharon Worlton, Manager and Sally Morrison, Placement Specialist Career Counseling and on-site resource area First Time visitors need to call for an appointment for a 25 minute consultation to LDS services and to sign up for the free two-day workshop. |
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| Job Search Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 815 S. Washington, Naperville, IL 60540 Meets once a week. Jerry Brandt, (630) 369-0564 |
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| St. Thomas the Apostle Job Ministry 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563 Main Phone: (630) 355-8980 Contact: Dave Muthler (630) 355 3444 Email: jobs@grizwiz.com WEB Site: http://www.stapostle.org WEB Site: http://www.grizwiz.com/jobs/ AM Meetings every Friday, 9:30 am to 11:30 am PM Meetings last Thursday of each month, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm |
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| Training Network-Midwest NAPERVILLE: Training Network -Midwest NAPERVILLE: Chicago Training Network - Midwest Business Education Professionals Job Club Open to all Training Industry Professionals Meets every third Tuesday at: (9:30 am- 11:30 am) Panera Bread 1191 East Ogden Avenue Naperville, IL 60563 (630) 548-5070 Contact: Steve Gawron, Current Moderator Email: sgawron@core.com Meets 3rd Tuesdays, 9:30 am to 11:30 am. (Instructors, Educators, Technical Writers, E-Learning, Organizational Development, Training Management) |
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| NORTHBROOK
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Information Technology Knowledge Network (iTKN) Mission Hills Country Club 1700 Mission Hills Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062 Contact: Dick Hughey, Founder iTKN Email: Dhughey@ibscorp.com Networking breakfast meeting is once a month Tuesday morning from 7:00 am to 10:00 am for IT professionals. WEB Registration: www.grayhairmanagement.com Go to: Networking Events, iTKN |
| OAK FOREST
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Self Help Jobs Program HOPE CRC Employment Ministry’ 5825 West 151st Street, Oak Forest, IL 60452 Phone: (708) 535-6816 Contact: Laura Vande Werken Meets on Tuesday and Thursday, 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m |
| ORLAND HILLS
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Career Assistance Placement Service (CAPS) Saint Elizabeth Seton Church 9300 167th Street, Orland Hills, IL 60477 Phone: (708) 403-0101 Contact: Joe Shake Email: cap@steseton.com Meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the church basement |
| PALATINE
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Job Support Group Holy Family Catholic Church 2515 West Palatine Road, Inverness, IL 60067 Phone: (847) 359-0042 Contact: Bob Young (847) 934-3322 Meets on Saturday morning at 7:30 am |
| Pay-It-FORWARD Networking Group Immanuel Lutheran Church 200 N. Plum Grove Rd. Palatine, IL 60067 Church Office: 847-359-1549 Web Site: http://www.ilcp.org Contact: Founder, David Krull @ davidckrull@aol.com or 708-686-7180 Meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 7pm - 9pm |
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| RIVER FOREST
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Job Support Group Grace Lutheran Church 7300 West Division Street, River Forest, IL 60305 Phone: (708) 366-6900 Contact: Susan Thieme (708) 452-8232 Email: sathieme@aol.com Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month, 10:00 am to 11:00 am |
| SOUTH BARRINGTON
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Career Transitions, LifeWork Workshops & Job Connection Willow Creek Community Church 67 E. Algonquin Road, S. Barrington IL 60010 Phone: (847) 765-5000 Contact: Ray Ercoli (224) 512-1198 Email: ryercoli@willowcreek.org Career Transitions & LifeWork Workshops meet for 6 weeks three times a year on Mondays from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (for dates check our website). Also have an online job board called "Job Connection" (it's free to the community). To access these websites go to: WEB: http://www.willowcreek.org/careers/ Email: careers@willowcreek.org |
| ST CHARLES |
TUG (TriCity Unemployment Group) (630) 631-1871 www.tricityug.org tricityug@att.net 1 South 6th Avenue St. Charles, IL 60174 You cannot access the library from North Ave (64). From North Avenue you must turn south on either Hwy 25 or 7th Avenue and proceed one block to Walnut Ave. Turn east from Hwy 25 or west from 7th and proceed one block. Meetings are held every other Monday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the St. Charles Public Library in the lower level conference room.. |
| SKOKIE
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FREE Career Counselor Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077 Third Tuesday of each month Call (847) 673-7774, ext. 2127 to schedule an appointment with Phyllis Cable from JVS |
| Job and Career Support Group Skokie Public Library 5215 Oakton Street, Skokie, Il 60077 Phone: (847) 673-7774 extension 4126 Contact: Mike Buhmann Email: buhmm@skokie.lib.il.us Meets 3rd Monday of each month, 9:30 am to 11:00 am WEB: http://www.chicagojobs.org WEB: http://www.chicagojobs.org/flyer.html |
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| SOUTH HOLLAND
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Self Help Jobs Program Peace CRC Employment Ministry 833 E. 168th Street, South Holland, IL 60473 Phone: (708) 596-2887 Contac: Linda Lester, Director Meets Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm |
| WAYNE
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St Joseph the Worker Employment Ministry Resurrection Catholic Community 30W350 Army Trail Road, Wayne, IL 60103 Main Phone: (630) 289-5400 Meetings: Topical discussions for the unemployed Meetings on the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, in the St. Francis room |
| WOODRIDGE
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Lisle Township Job Club #1 Woodridge Library, 3 Plaza Dr., Woodridge, Il. 60517 Meets once a week. Joy Dooley, (630) 968-1880 x249 |
| Resume Critiques Woodridge Public Library 3 Plaza Drive, Woodridge, IL 60517 Phone: (630) 968-1880 extension 232 Contact: Susan Peterson Meets on Monday, 10:00 am to Noon. |
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| 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) Phone: (815) 338-7100 extension 228 to reserve a space Fax: (815) 338-7125 Contact: Mary Stoerp, Training/Career Counselor Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm |
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