Babyzone.com: Chicago: Provides information on family planning, pregnancy, and parenting. Features include free classifieds, chat and discussion message boards, and links to family-related businesses in the region.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago: Matches children with adult mentors.
Camp Fire USA - Metropolitan Chicago Council: Boys and girls non-profit youth organization that builds self-esteem, promotes healthy lifestyles, develop character, teaches leadership skills, and emphasizes social responsibility. Serving Cook, Lake, and McHenry counties.
ChiBots - Chicago Area Robots Group: Provides support and networking for individuals interested in robotics. Includes meeting calendar and archives, mailing list, and contact information.
Chicago Area Mensa: High intelligence association that offers support and networking to qualified individuals. Includes activities and events calendar, scholarship program, and contacts.
Chicago Area Peace Corps Association: Brings together returned Peace Corps volunteers who live and work in the area. Includes newsletters, calendar of events, membership information, and a list or projects.
Chicago Dads: Chicago-area at-home dad information hub.
Chicagovolunteer.net: Community Resource Network's Volunteer Center: United Way's resource for volunteer opportunities in metropolitan area. Features a calendar of volunteer events, partner login area, and workplace volunteering opportunities.
craigslist: Chicago Online Community: Non-commercial bulletin board for events, jobs, housing, personal ads and community discussion.
CRAYON - Chicago-area Radical Anarchist Organizing Network: A group that helps organize the youth of the Chicago area for direct action, relating to a diverse variety of issues.
Evangelical Child and Family Agency (ECFA): Provides adoption, foster care, family counseling, and abortion alternatives for families. Offices in Chicago, Wheaton, and Evergreen Park.
Graveyards of Chicago: Photo tours of many Chicago area cemeteries, with background text and historical information.
Greater Chicagoland Futurists Chapter: Futurist organization that promotes 'foresight for tomorrow' through conferences, meetings, newsletters and word of mouth. Chapter of the World Future Society.
Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs: Programs include investigation of housing discrimination complaints, public education and advocacy for open and affordable housing, and facilitation of housing placements through the Homesharing program.
Jen's Photo Album: What does a smart, attractive, funny, single gal do with her time... Take lots of pictures and throw them on a website.
Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago: Not-for-profit corporation, is the principal provider in Chicago and suburban Cook County of free legal services in civil law matters to individuals and not-for-profit organizations unable to afford legal counsel.
Light Blue Extra: A forum for the hardcore, punk and indie rock music scene. Contains show listings, music reviews and general discussion.
MCIC - Metro Chicago Information Center: A full service, independent, not-for-profit research and consulting organization offering custom surveys, focus groups, and key informant interviews (in both English and Spanish); data warehousing; web-based services; data analysis, and reports to inform about the human condition, community needs, and the quality of life in the metro area.
PACES: Non-profit parenting support group. Features calendar, plus membership and seminar information.
Planned Parenthood Chicago Area: Offering family planning services including medical services, education and advocacy. Includes information on centers, programs and services.
Playlink: Playgroup and information exchange for interracial adoptive families. Includes calendar, suggested reading list, news, and message board.
YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago: Provides rape crisis services in Chicago, south suburban Cook County, and DuPage County. Child care services are offered in Chicago, Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. Other services vary by location.