Join Us for the August Poplar Creek RedTrail Hike! It will be held in Barrington Pond Parking Lot (Poplar Creek Red Trail, Janura Preserve, Hoffman Estates, IL). We will meet at 9:45 AM Central Time and start our hike at 10: AM Central Time. Our Host Dr K (cell 847 497 0380) will lead our…

Pilgrim’s Mass presided by Fr. Chris Robinson to be followed by a shell ceremony and reception, will take place on July 25, 2025 at 6:00 P.M at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 708 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60657-4513. This is a no-cost event. While a free-will contribution would help pay for the reception…

Our July hike will be at Busse Woods, Cook County Forest Preserve. We will meet at Grove #27, which is located in Elk Grove Village, IL on Arlington Heights Road. The walk is a loop trail that goes around the lake and passes through a variety of landscapes. There are good views of the lake,…

Our monthly hike is set for Saturday, March 8th at the Lake Renwick Trail & Bike Way Loop in Plainfield, Will County, IL. The area is a protected Illinois Land and Water Reserve with beautiful views. We have a unique chance to see bald eagles, white pelicans and other water fowl. Access to Heron Rookery…

Our February hike is planned for the beautiful Skokie Lagoons, part of the North Branch Trail System in Glencoe, IL. This area is a rich history as a Native American homeland and is now a critical habitat for wildlife (located south of the Chicago Botanical Garden). More details to come in the February Hike announcement…

Hike Leader: Bill Artz You are invited to travel to Northwest Indiana to hike the Paul H. Douglas Trail (Miller Woods). The trail is located within Indiana Dunes National Park. It winds through several habitats including wetlands, globally rare black oak savanna, open dunes, and beach. The views of the lake and the dunes are…

Our next hike will be on November 12, 2022, to be led by Stephany Mollo. Gather at the silo parking lot at 9:45 am and set off along the outer loop at 10:00 am, At a moderate pace and with frequent stops, we should return to eat our bag lunches by the silo shortly after…

Please join book club meeting to discuss The Camino de Santiago: 150 Questions and a Puzzle to Solve by Hector Oliva. This book is full of practical tips and interesting information to both the new perigrino and Camino addicts. Let’s dive into the 150 questions with the author, who will tell us stories that are…

Chicago Chapter Monthly hike Volunteer Office – 709-747 N. Mineral Springs, Porter, IN 46304 The Bailly Homestead/Chellberg Farm trail system at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Trail is just over 3 miles with an optional 7 mile trail. Bring a bagged lunch.

We will be walking south from Evanston through the Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park on McCormick Blvid. Lunch will be at Dengeo’s (3301 Main Street, Skokie, IL 60076).