Work in progress – pardon our dust (27 apr 2026)
One of the most rewarding aspects of participating in The Illinois Club is belonging to the various Interest Groups. In these informal social gatherings, members meet to explore common interests. As a paid member you may join or visit any Interest Group at any time. For activities involving couples, please join via the couple membership.
Any curious non-member may try an interest group two times before needing to commit to an Illinois Club membership ($25-individual or $50-couple). We hope you decide to join us. Just let the coordinator of your particular interest group know that you want to become a permanent member, and they will add you to their mailing list. Although non-members may try an interest group at any time during the year, we ask that Interest Group Coordinators submit their first list of members to the Interest Group Chair by Oct. 31 of this membership year.
Brief Descriptions of Interest Groups (2-page pdf document)
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Individual group web-pages [insert (many) links; consider table format]:
- CHILL OUT WITH WINE – Contact chilloutwithwine@theillinoisclub.org
- CHINESE MAH JONGG – Contact mahjongg@theillinoisclub.org
- CINEMA – Contact cinema@theillinoisclub.org
- COSMOPOLITAN – Contact cosmopolitan@theillinoisclub.org
- CU4DINNER – Contact CU4dinner@theillinoisclub.org
- GAMES – Contact games@theillinoisclub.org
- ITALIAN – Contact italian@theillinoisclub.org
- HIKING – Contact hiking@theillinoisclub.org
- LET’S DO LUNCH – Contact letsdolunch@theillinoisclub.org
- NEWCOMERS – Contact newcomers@theillinoisclub.org
- PICKLEBALL (new!) – Contact pickleball@theillinoisclub.org
- SPANISH – Contact spanish@theillinoisclub.org
- SUPPER CLUB – Contact supper@theillinoisclub.org
- TOURS – Contact tours@theillinoisclub.org
- WALK & TALK – Contact walktalk@theillinoisclub.org
For more information, please contact:
Nancy Uchtman
interestgroups@theillinoisclub.org
Interest Groups Chair
Janice Sherbert
interestgroups@theillinoisclub.org
Asst. Interest Groups Chair
current thinking – this page will be table of links, one for each Group, so that each Group can have it’s own customizable page…
However, it is debatable whether this long list of Groups should appear on the drop-down Menu, since that will cause anything *after* to be lost below the bottom of your screen…
more as it happens…