Let's play games!  Board games (the old ones; Scrabble, Monopoly, Sorry, etc.) card games, and whatever.  Just going out to have fun and maybe a little dinner and spirits.   We'll mainly meet either on Tuesday nights at Rockwell's Neighborhood Grill, or Monday nights at Bowman's Tavern & Grill.  We're also open to suggestions. You can either arrive at the posted time for dinner and drinks, or about an hour later to join us for games.  Drinking while playing is strongly encouraged. :)  Pl …

Cars.com would personally like to connect you with other technologists in Chicago. As a fellow IT expert, we know you're always looking at innovation and new ways to increase your skills. The Cars.com Speaker Series is aimed at bringing the tech community together to network and learn new informatin from high profiled industry leaders. This month, we will have marty Abott speaking on agile and innovation in the workplace. Marty is an inventor, entrepreneur, technologist and business lead …

The Ektron Developer Meet-ups are held in a relaxed environment for technical folks to come together over food and drinks, meet, have interesting conversations, and learn from one another.

Lively, free-ranging French conversation. French speakers and listeners at all levels and from all countries are welcome. Event is open. No fee. Food and drinks readily available. Soyez les bienvenus.

Are you looking for a well run poker game in Chicago? Are you looking to improve your game? We ARE the place for you. We hold games in Wicker Park every Tuesday and Thursday (sometimes Saturday). We play 1/2 and 2/5 NL Hold'em. It sometimes switches to a rotation of NL Hold'em and PLO later in the evening. We have regular promotions! This is a high quality establishment (NOT IN SOMEONE'S APARTMENT) with FREE food and drinks. Our players are intermediate to advanced in their experience. Most play …

Welcome to the Chicago Kickball Club! Our mission is to provide you with the most fun, social, kickball leagues, pickup games, tournaments, etc... in the wonderful city of Chicago. What can you expect to find here? Check it out: Leagues -- Organized 9-week leagues with a playoff tournament, umpires for all games, bases and balls provided, 1-hour games, state of the art website with team photos, schedules, standings, results and even weekly articles recapping matches Pickup games -- We'll reserv …

Startup Evanston is a venue for building connections between individuals interested in building, developing, and funding high-growth companies in the Evanston area.   We seek to foster and further the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit in this city which Business Week named "one of the top-50 best small cities in the U.S. for start-up businesses." Meetings of the group will provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs, technologists, developers, and investors to develop relationships and explore …

Looking for new players who would like to get together for a weekly 1/2nl game in Bucktown. I have a brand new table and will provide food and drinks. Also would be up for running some 1 table tournaments around the $100 range. Open to anyone who is interested, look forward to meeting everyone!

Blarney Stone Pub in Oak Forest runs a Coed Flag Football League Starting August 29 and Runs for 8 weeks. All games are played sundays at 10 am or 2 hours before Bears games. Teams roster 15 Players, Games are played with 8 players 2 of which must be women. All Supplies are provided including team shirts. After games teams recieve reserved seating as well as special food and drink specials for all Bears games. For more information and On line registration go to WWW.blarneystonesports.com

Meetup meets Groupon/daily deals, but better. What’s better then great food at nice restaurants? How about enjoying it while meeting new people. What’s even better then that? How about saving 30% to 50% at the restaurants while doing all this. This group is first and foremost about discovering new restaurants and food, meeting new friends, and enjoying an evening in a fun and casual way. But why not also save money while doing it. We take the best of Meetup and married with the deal phenomenon b …

For lovers of Gilmore Girls: A dedicated group plunging into all that is Lorelai and Rory. Watch the shows consecutively Eat the food Discuss the episodes COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE!!

Are you WAY past the bar scene and looking to make some quality friends your own age while exploring some great venues?! Let's explore the neighborhoods, restaurants, pubs, BYOB's, festivals, theatre, coffee shops, brunches, bands and all that the Northside of the city has to offer! I am a professional living in Lincoln Square and I would like to meet other professionals who are social, friendly and down to earth... like I am! :) Please be a college educated professional in your 30's or 40's...s …

We meet monthly to speak Italian, trade Italian restaurant names and ideas for Italian vacations. We eat Italian food, drink Italian wine and spend an enjoyable evening with old friends and new.

This group is for all hookah enthusiasts here in Chicago - Let's meet, socialize, relax, smoke, eat, and drink at different hookah bars. I have the word singles in the header to encourage a singles flirty fun vibe to this group. However if there are hookah loving couples out there, you are welcome to join as well. We will visit the various hookah bars in Chicago once a week and have house parties and pool parties. Everyone is responsible for their own food/drink expenses but the hookah cost will …

Here in Chicago, the group meetsevery 4th Monday of the month. Agnostics, atheists, humanists, naturalists, skeptics, freethinkers, etc. joining together for good food, drink and lively conversation. 

The objective of the Big Picture Book Club is to provide a forum for having fun, with friends old and new, while reading and discussing the best, serious, non-fiction books about the Big Picture questions of our history, our time, and our lives.  It's focused on books addressing the big questions of human history, science and technology, social and political issues, the future, and how we, as individuals, can flourish and even make a difference in the Big Picture. You can check out an initial l …