Living - Activities - Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicagoans take part in many clubs and organizations; activities include interest groups, clubs, hobbies, community centers, organizations, and groups
- Groups: Interest, community, and business groups; activities include clubs, hobbies, community centers, and organizations
- CADO Directory: Chicago Area Directory of Organizations; lists clubs, groups, and other organizations throughout the metropolitan region; compiled by the librarians of Chicago Public Library's General Information Services Division Information Center
- -USA Directories-: Search organization directories; there are hundreds of thousands of organizations, associations, societies, and nonprofits in the US covering many interests; some of these are based in Chicago; these directories help you locate an organization
- AA: Chicago Area Alcoholics Anonymous
- Animal Shelter: The Anti-Cruelty Society; animal shelter for dogs and cats
- Architects: American Institute of Architects Chicago; professional association of licensed architects, architectural interns, and allied professionals in Illinois
- Architecture: Chicago Architecture Foundation; advances public interest and education in architecture and related design; operates ArchiCenters for tours, a gift shop, and lectures
- Arts: Friends Of The Arts; a support group for emerging art & artists
- Beer: Chicago Beer Society; educational association dedicated to the appreciation of beer and craft of brewing
- Big Bro&Sis: Big Brothers Big Sisters Metropolitan Chicago; provides friendship, emotional support, and guidance to youth through positive adult role models
- Boys & Girls: Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
- Chicago Cares: Volunteerism; provides individuals and businesses with volunteer programs designed to address Chicago's needs
- Computing ACM: Chicago Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery; advances the skills of information technology professionals and students
- Computer Society: Chicago Computer Society; educational computer user group
- Goodwill: Goodwill Industries; work opportunities and skill development for people with barriers to employment
- Greens: Chicago Greens; works on ecological ideas and political advocacy to influence public policy
- Harley: Chicago Chapter Harley Owners Group
- Humane PACT: People and Animals in Community Together Humane Society
- Facets: national media arts organization; works to preserve, present, distribute, and educate about film
- Food Tours: Chicago Food Tasting and Cultural Walking Tours; food tours through Chicago's historic, delicious neighborhoods
- Hyde Park Hist: Hyde Park Historical Society
- Jaycees: Chicago Jaycees; professionals who develop leadership skills through community service projects and professional development seminars
- Jazz: Jazz Institute of Chicago; dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of jazz in all its forms
- Journalists SPJ: Chicago Headline Club; chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
- Latino Cultural Ctr: International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago; promotes Latino culture and understanding
- Poetry Ctr: regular poetry reading series
- Park Friends: Friends of the Parks; works to protect, preserve and improve Chicago's parks for all of its citizens
- PrideTime: PrideTime.com; entertainment and resource guide for gays and lesbians living in or visiting Chicago
- Red Cross: American Red Cross of Greater Chicago; provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies
- Robots: ChiBots, Chicago Area Robotics Group; hobby robotics, maze solvers, BEAM robotics, robotic combat, or any other kind of robotics
- Singles: CHI Personals; find your match in Chicago
- Treasury Mgt Assoc: Treasury Management Association of Chicago; professional organization dedicated to cash/treasury management
- Urban League: Chicago Urban League; works to eliminate racial discrimination and segregation and advocates equal opportunity and parity for African Americans, other minorities and the poor
- YMCA: YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago; provides exercise and fitness programs to the community as well as programs for families, mentoring, teens, children, and young women
- YWCA: YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago; services to meet the needs of women and families
- Commerce: Organizations promoting business and business opportunities in the Chicago area
- Chamber: Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce; representing business interests at the city, county, regional and state levels
- Chinatown: Chicago Chinatown Chamber Of Commerce
- World Trade: World Trade Center Chicago; supports international business development; facilitates international trade
- Greater O'Hare: Greater O'Hare Regional Business Association; regional chamber of commerce and business association focusing on networking, education and business advocacy
- Mercantile: Chicago Mercantile Exchange; futures exchange; trading of futures and options on futures on interest rates, stock indexes, foreign exchange and commodities; derivatives products, trading floor, GLOBEX electronic trading platform
- Board of Trade: Chicago Board of Trade; open auction and electronic forum for futures exchange in which contracts are bought and sold; these contracts are to accept or deliver a commodity, such as corn, soybeans, wheat, or US Treasury bonds
- Options: Chicago Board Options Exchange; lists options on stocks, interest rates, broad-based stock indexes
- Listings: Connect to online calendars and databases; show what's going on and where
- TimeOut: Chicago things to do and events
- City: City of Chicago Special Events; official city site listing of special events including special festivals, parades, celebrations
- Choose Chicago: Explore Chicago events and activities
- Blues: Chicago blues news; Clubs, Calendar, Radio, Chicago Blues Fest
- Bedno's Events: Events calendar; rundown on happenings in Chicago in a variety of categories; formerly known as Andrew's fun list; edited by Andrew Bedno
- Events Mgt: Chicago Special Events Management; producer of special events in the Midwest; listings include festivals, music, sports
- Scene: Nightlife; information on what's happening around Chicago's nightclub, bar, restaurant, music and party scenes
- Theater: ChicagoPlays.com; guide to live theater in Chicago
- Performing: Chicago is home to many performing arts and cultural groups
- Goodman: Goodman Theatre Company
- Opera Lyric: Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Opera Th: Chicago Opera Theater
- Oprah: Oprah Winfrey; National talkshow taped in Chicago
- Second City: Improvisational comedy
- Shakespeare: Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Springer: Jerry Springer; National talkshow taped in Chicago
- Steppenwolf: Steppenwolf Theater Company
- Symphony: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Theater: Chicago theater guide; directory of theater companies and venues downtown and in the burbs
- Periodic: Chicago has many annual or one-day special events, ongoing summer concert series, and recurring trade shows
- 57th St Art: Chicago's 57th Street Art Fair; exhibits artists work in painting, sculpture, photography, and ceramics
- Auto Show: Chicago Autoshow; largest autoshow in the United States; all kinds of cars, auto-related exhibits
- Art Chicago: International art show; galleries from around the world exhibit and sell works of thousands of artists
- BWe: Black Women's Expo
- Christkindl Chicago: Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza; holiday market set as a European village in winter; timber houses, Christmas trees, lighting; booths selling holiday crafts and products; located on Daley Plaza between Washington, Clark & Dearborn Street
- Dog Show: International Kennel Club of Chicago; annual show of dogs
- Fests and Shows: City of Chicago Special Events; official city site listing of events including festivals, parades, celebrations which do not have their own official Web site but have information in the City of Chicago's web site; major ones include Chicago Blues Festival, Taste of Chicago, Boat and RV show, SummerDance, Venetian Night, Air and Water Show, Latin Music Festival, Mexican Independence Day Parade, World Music Festival, Celtic Fest
- Fests Assoc: Chicago Festivals Association; community festivals; State Street Thanksgiving Parade
- Film Fest Intl: Chicago International Film Festival
- Film Fest Underground: Chicago Underground Film Festival
- Flower Show: Chicago Flower and Garden Show
- Hyde Pk Garden Fair: Hyde Park Garden Fair; plants and flowers for city gardens
- Jazz fest: Chicago Jazz Festival
- Lollapalooza: music in Grant Park
- Late Ride: Long After Twilight Ends bicycle ride; tens of thousands of bicycle riders set off in the middle of the night for a 40 km ride through Chicago neighborhoods and lakefront
- Open House: Open House Chicago; a free, city-wide, behind-the-scenes look at many of the city’s great places and spaces; presented by Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF)
- Polar Plunge: Chicago Polar Plunge; jump into icy Lake Michigan for charity
- Ravinia: Summer music festival
- St Patrick's Parade: Annual parade downtown
- SOFA Expo: International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art; exhibits of one-of-a-kind three-dimensional works bridging the decorative and fine arts; artwork is for sale
- Summerdance: Chicago SummerDance
- World Music: World Music Festival; multi-venue, eleven-day festival
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