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AURORA


Serving: Far West Suburbs of Chicago near the Fox River Valley
ARCHAngels (Aurora Roman Catholic Homeschoolers)
Group not currently active, but coordinator is happy to answer questions about homeschooling support and opportunities in the Aurora area and Far West suburbs.
Email contact for more information: Mary Vilim, mjvilim@gmail.com
Telephone Number: 630.466.0117

CHICAGO AND ADJACENT WEST SUBURBS
Serving: Elmwood Park, Oak Park, River Forest, River Grove, Forest Park, Melrose Park, Norridge, Harwood Heights, Franklin Park, Schiller Park Northwest Chicago Neighborhoods (Portage Park, Irving Park, Dunning, MontClare, Belmont Cragin).
EPOCH (Elmwood Park Oak Park Catholic Homeschoolers) Supporting Roman Catholic home educating families in the neighborhoods of Northwest Chicago and adjacent west suburbs.
Email contact for more information: christine@lundmolfese.com
Telephone Number: 708.452.6599

DUPAGE COUNTY


Serving: Carol Stream,Winfield, Warrenville, Bartlett, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Elmhurst,Downers Grove, Westmont and surrounding areas. Monthly meetings held in Wheaton.
R.O.C.K. (Restore Our Catholic Kids) Dedicated to the Magisterium and Teachings of the Holy Catholic Church, and to the Holy Father.
E-mail contact for more information: Lurene, flipper@sbcglobal.net or Jacqueline, jpuentes@hotmail.com

HOMER GLEN


Serving: Southwest Suburbs of Chicago: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lemont, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Palos Park and Tinley Park.
St. Ambrose Home School Association Mission is to support Catholic Homeschooling Families.
Email contact for more information: Margaret Ryan, ryan-margaret@att.net
Telephone Number: 708.724.3642 or 708.674.3424

JOLIET AREA


Serving: Joliet, Plainfield, New Lenox, and surrounding areas.
F.I.A.T. (Families in Action Together) F.I.A.T. provides opportunities for faith, fellowship, and education for the whole family and seeks to encourage one another as we strive to give our children the formation that they need to become mature disciples of Christ.
Website: www.familiesinactiontogether.com

OLOG (Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Homeschool Group) Since 1990, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Homeschool Group (OLOG) provides Joliet, Illinois area Catholic homeschooling families with support, network, and activities.
Email contact for more information: ologhomeschool@sbcglobal.net
Telephone Number: 815.727.3018

NORTH SHORE


Serving: the Northern Suburbs including Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, North Chicago, Waukegan, Beach Park, Zion, Winthrop Harbor, Burnee, Wadsworth and Lindenhurst, etc.
North Shore Catholic Homeschoolers for Roman Catholic homeschoolers faithful to the teaching magisterium of the Church.
Web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northshorecath/
Email contact for more infomation: Leslie Hazinski, hazfam@comcast.net
Splendor of Truth Catholic Home Educators Serving: the Far Northeast corner of Illinois and the far southeastern corner of Wisconsin, including Racine, Kenosha, Burlington, Bristol, Pleasant Prairie, Trevor, Sturtevant, Lake Geneva, and Caledonia in Wisconsin. Winthrop Harbor, Antioch, Lake Villa, Grayslake, Spring Grove, Waukegan, Beach Park, Gurnee and Zion in Illinois.


SOTCHE (Splendor of Truth Catholic Home Educators) We are a group of homeschoolers, growing and learning with out children using a variety of curriculums. We support one another through prayer, mom's meetings, information and shared recreational and educational opportunities. Through these activities we foster a sense of community for ourselves and our children.
Email contact for more infomation: Sherry Petersen, Petersen-peterjs@netzero.com
Telephone Number: 262.857.9426

PALATINE


Serving: Algonquin, Arlington Heights, Cary, Mt. Prospect, DesPlaines, Elk Grove Village, Glen View, Lake Barrington, Lake Zurich, Medinah, Schaumburg, Streamwood, Elgin, Hoffman Estates.
OLQP (Our Lady Queen of Peace Homeschooling Group) is a group of Catholic families from the northwest suburbs of Chicago offering support to parents while providing social, academic and spiritual opportunities for our children.
Website: www.catholichomeschoolinggroup.com
Email contact for more information: info@catholichomeschoolinggroup.com

ROCKFORD AREA


Serving: Rockford,Cherry Valley, Belvidere, Caledonia, Poplar Grove, Harvard, Capron, Beloit, South Beloit, Roscoe, Rockton, Durand, Freeport, Pearl City, Pecatonica, Davis, Loves Park, Dixon, Machesney Park, Amboy, Oregon, Leaf River, Davis Junction, Kingston, Byron, Stillman Valley.
RARCHE (Rockford Area Roman Catholic Home Educators) RARCHE exists to support families who homeschool and to offer activites and meetings throughout the year.
E-mail contact for more information: Janine, WeLoveJMJ@comcast.net

FOX VALLEY/FAR WEST CHICAGO SUBURBS


Serving: the far west Chicago suburbs including So. Elgin, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, North Aurora, Aurora)
CRECHE (Chapter of TORCH) Children Receiving Education in a Catholic Home Environment.
Websites: CRECHE (www.holycross-batavia.org/creche), TORCH (www.torchhomeschooling.org)
E-mail contact for more information: Leslie Hammack, catholicmom3@comcast.net

WESTERN SUBURBS


Serving: Elmhurst, Downers Grove, Westmont, Northlake, Brookfield, and surrounding areas
Trinity Homeschool Group Supporting Catholic home educating families in the western suburbs
E-mail contact for more information: Geralyn Hamilton, hamiltonx8@gmail.com
Telephone Number: 708.387.1840