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Arts

Community Theatre at Cutting Hall

Harper College Cultural Arts

Hoffman Estates High School Theatre

Moviefone.com

Palatine Children's Chorus

Palatine/Inverness Arts Council

Theatre Nebula

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 Business

Barrington Career Center

Greater Palatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce  - Business  Directory

Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce

Illinois Skills Match

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Palatine Business and Professional Women

Township of Palatine - Employment Counseling

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Clubs & Organizations

Adventure Guides - Buehler YMCA

Alpha Xi Delta - Chicago NW Suburban Alumnae Association

A group of Alpha Xi alumnae of all ages in the Chicago NW Suburbs whose goals are to renew ties of sisterhood through social events, participate in philanthropic causes, support collegiate chapters, and more.

Amnesty International Group 259

Meetings: 7:30 p.m. 2nd Thursday of each month (subject to change)

Countryside Unitarian Church, 1025 N. Smith Road, Palatine, IL

Contact: amnesty259@yahoo.com

 847-537-6346

Boy Scouts of America Signal Hill

Find Signal Hill District Packs, Troops, Crews and Posts.

Chicago Genealogical Society

Cook County 4-H Clubs

District Fifteen Educational Foundation

Friends of the Palatine Public Library District

Garden Club of Inverness

Meetings: 9:30 a.m. on the 3rd Thursday of each month

September - November, January - April

All Saints Lutheran Church, 630 S. Quentin Road, Palatine 

There are special events and meetings in December and May.

Contact: Judy Larson, 847-358-8994

Girl Scouts Illinois Crossroads Council

Harper College Astronomy Club

Hoffman Estates Garden Club

Meetings: 7 p.m. on the 1st Thursday of each month

Schaumburg Township Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg

Contact: Oli Shelkey, 630-372-0994; or Bob Conner, 847-392-0749

Hoffman Estates/Schaumburg Newcomers

Meetings: 7 p.m. on the 3rd Thursday of each month

September - May

Wyndham Garden Hotel, 800 National Park-way, Schaumburg

Contact: Michelle, 847-885-3651 or Barbara, 847-310-2606

Helping.org
An easy-to-use, one stop online resource designed to help people find volunteer and giving opportunities in their own communities.

Japanese Culture Center

League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Illinois Area

Literacy Volunteers of Illinois - North Suburban Programs

Northwest Suburban Astronomers

Northwest Suburban Quilters Guild

Palatine Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol

Palatine Garden Club

Meetings: 7 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of each month

September - May (no February or December)

Tamarack Retirement Center, 55 S. Greeley St., Palatine

Contact: Sue Martin at 847-934-3754 or Sue Fink at 847-359-4793

Palatine, Illinois Family of the American Legion, Post 690

Palatine/Inverness Arts Council

Palatine Jaycees

Palatine Kiwanis

Palatine Lions Club

Palatine Lodge 314

Palatine Newcomers and Social Club

Meets in and around Palatine for a variety of activities.

Contact Pam at 847-359-2458.

Palatine Rural Fire Protection District

Palatine Toastmasters Club

Palatine Women's Club

Reseda Garden Club of Palatine

Meetings: 7:30 p.m. on the 1st Wednesday of each month

September through June

Contact: 847-991-3333

Rotary Club of Palatine, Illinois

Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates

Schaumburg/Hoffman Lions Club

Sister Cites Association of Palatine

Spring of Life Partnership - Habitat for Humanity

Strays Halfway House:  A Pet Rescue Organization

United Way of Northwest Suburban Area

Volunteer Center and RSVP

Welcome Wagon of Palatine

Prospective members welcome; open to all new residents and those residents experiencing lifestyle changes.

Meetings: Monthly luncheon on the 2nd Tuesday of each month September through

June, and coffee at 10:30 a.m. on the 3rd Tuesday at each month at a member's home. Additionally, there are variety of social activities during the year. 

Contact: Harriet 847-358-5983, or Sue 847-397-7985

Woodfield Composite Squadron

Civil Air Patrol

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 Demographics

City-Data.com

Hoffman Estates

Palatine

Illinois Department of Commerce & Community Affairs

Hoffman Estates

Palatine

Profiles of General Demographic Characteristics

Hoffman Estates

Palatine

US Census Gazetteer

Hoffman Estates

Palatine

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 Education

District 15 Elementary Schools

District 15 Junior High Schools

District 211 High Schools

Private Schools

American InterContinental University Online

The Center

Resources for teaching and learning.

Community Consolidated School District 15

John G. Conyers Learning Academy

Harper College

High School District 211

High School District 211 Continuing Education

Illinois School Report Cards

Japanese Culture Center

NIU - Hoffman Estates

Northwest Suburban Daycare

A directory of daycare centers and preschool in the area.

Palatine SeniorNet Learning Center

Roosevelt University - Institute for Continued Education

School of Metaphysics

School of Ukrainian Studies

District 15 Elementary Schools

Community Consolidated School District 15

Central Road School

Gray M. Sanborn School

Hunting Ridge School

Jane Addams School

Kimball Hill School

Lake Louise School

Lincoln School

Frank C. Whiteley School

Marion Jordan School

Pleasant Hill School

Stuart R. Paddock School

Thomas Jefferson School

Virginia Lake School

Willow Bend School

District 15 Junior High Schools

Community Consolidated School District 15

Carl Sandburg Junior High

Plum Grove Junior High

Walter R. Sundling Junior High

Winston Campus

District 211 High Schools

High School District 211

Palatine High School

William Fremd High School

Private Schools

Holy Family Catholic Academy 

Immanuel Lutheran School

Quest Academy

St. Theresa School

St. Thomas of Villanova School

St. Viator High School

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 Emergency Services

Citizen Corps

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Illinois Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Illinois Emergency Management Agency

Illinois Emergency Services Management Association

Illinois Homeland Security

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

Palatine Emergency Management Agency

Palatine Fire Department

Palatine Police Department

Red Cross of Greater-Chicago

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 Government

Hoffman Estates Police Department

League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Illinois Area

Palatine Fire Department

Palatine Police Department

Palatine Sister City Association

Township of Palatine

Village of Hoffman Estates

Village of Palatine

VoterInfoNet

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 Health

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital

Alexian Brothers Medical Center

Northwest Community Healthcare

St. Alexius Medical Center

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History

History of the Palatine Public Library

Palatine Historical Society

George S. Clayson House Museum

Palatine Village History

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Libraries

Harper College Library

NIU Hoffman Estates Campus Library

Palatine Public Library District

The Center Library

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Media

Daily Herald

Hoffman Estates Review

Palatine High School Newsletter

Palatine Journal & Topics

William Fremd High School's Viking Logue

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Religion

Hoffman Estates

Palatine

Hoffman Estates

Alliance Fellowship Church

665 Grand Canyon Street
Hoffman Estates, IL  60194
847-885-8183

Beth Tikvah Congregation

300 Hillcrest Blvd.
Hoffman Estates, IL  60194
847-885-4545

Bright Hope International

2060 Stonington Avenue
Hoffman Estates, IL  60195
847-519-0012

Church of the Cross USA

475 W. Higgins Road
Hoffman Estates, IL  60195
847-885-1199

Church of the Holy Innocents

425 Illinois Blvd.
Hoffman Estates, IL  60194
847-885-7900

Destiny Church

325 Illinois Blvd.
Hoffman Estates, IL  60194
847-885-2908

Faith Alliance Bible Church

4594 Olmstead Drive
Hoffman Estates, IL  60173
847-776-9246

Korean Church of Chicago

1500 W. Algonquin Road
Hoffman Estates, IL  60195
847-359-1522

Open Presbyterian Church

P.O. Box 959112
Hoffman Estates, IL  60195
847-885-7938

St. Hubert Church

729 Grand Canyon Street
Hoffman Estates, IL  60194
847-885-7700

Summitview Christian Church

695 Illinois Blvd.
Hoffman Estates, IL  60194
847-885-3683

Palatine

All Saints Lutheran Church

630 S. Quentin Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-991-2080

Benevolent Services

666 E. Northwest Hwy
Palatine, IL  60074
847-963-1549

Bethel Lutheran Church

2150 W. Frontage Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-397-4372

Christ Lutheran Church

41 S. Rohlwing Road
Palatine, IL  60074
847-358-4600

Christ the King Lutheran Preschool

100 W. Michigan Ave.
Palatine, IL  60067
847-358-0230

Church in Palatine

1833 N. Hicks Road
Palatine, IL 60074
847-358-2668

Church of Christ

1050 N. Deer Ave.
Palatine, IL  60067
847-991-1288

Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist

1025 N. Smith
Palatine, IL  60067
847-359-8440

Deer Grove Covenant Church

345 N. Quentin Road #102
Palatine, IL  60067
847-202-0930

Evangelical Community Church

312 E. Wood Street
Palatine, IL  60067
847-934-1130

First Church of Christ, Scientist

1 S. Rohlwing Road
Palatine, IL  60074
847-358-6272

First United Methodist Church

123 N. Plum Grove Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-359-1345

Full Gospel Church of Hope

149 N. Brockway Street
Palatine, IL  60067
847-202-3834

Grace Community Church

235 N. Northwest Hwy
Palatine, IL  60067
847-776-1900

Holy Family Catholic Church

2515 W. Palatine Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-359-0042

Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church

1449 N. Quentin Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-358-7321

Iglesia De Cristo Acym

Arlington Heights Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-634-9993

Immaculate Conception Catholic

745 S. Benton Street
Palatine, IL  60067
847-991-0820

Immanuel Lutheran Church

200 N. Plum Grove Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-359-1549

Jehovah's Witnesses

239 E. Illinois Avenue
Palatine, IL  60067
847-358-4426

Lift

455 N. Benton Street
Palatine, IL 60067
847-359-4575

New Hope Community Church

1023 E. Palatine Road
Palatine, IL  60074
847-358-4224

Palatine First Assembly Church

200 E. Home Avenue
Palatine, IL  60067
847-991-1850

Pentecostal Christian Church

776 W. Hillcrest Road
Palatine, IL  60074
847-991-4409

Presbyterian Church

800 E. Palatine Road
Palatine, IL  60074
847-358-4650

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

1190 N. Hicks Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-350-3451

Second Baptist Church-Palatine

1405 N. Quentin Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-934-6131

Seventh-Day Adventist Church

2367 N. Quentin Road
Palatine, IL  60074
847--358-7614

Sikh Religious Society

1280 W. Winnetka Street
Palatine, IL  60067
847-358-1117

St. John United Church of Christ

1475 W. Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-358-7620

St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox

133 S. Roselle Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-358-5170

St. Paul United Church of Christ

1 N. Oak Street
Palatine, IL  60067
847-221-2489

St. Paul United Church of Christ

144 E. Palatine Road
Palatine, IL  60067
847-358-0399

St. Philip's Episcopal Church

342 E. Wood Street
Palatine, IL  60067
847-358-0615

St. Theresa Catholic Church

455 N. Benton Street
Palatine, IL  60067
847-358-7760

St. Thomas of  Villanova

1201 E. Anderson Drive
Palatine, IL  60074
847-358-6999

Unitarian Universalist Church

1025 N. Smith Street
Palatine, IL  60067
847-359-8440

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Social Services

Aging Concepts

Alexian Brothers Northwest Mental Health Center

Amercian Cancer Society

Bridge Youth & Family Services

Camelot School

Chicagovolunteer.net

Countryside Association for the Handicapped

Home of the Sparrow

Sparrow's Nest Thrift Store

Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Journey from PADS to Hope

Leyden Family Service and Mental Health Center - S.H.A.R.E.

Little City Foundation

Lutheran Home & Services

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

North/Northwest Suburban Lending Closet Directory

A list of area organizations who lend wheelchairs, canes, and other physicals aids on a temporary basis. Maintained by Seniors in Action

PFLAG Palatine:  Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Palatine, IL Chapter

PHD, A Counseling Center for Pregnancy Help and Education

Palatine Opportunity Center Service Agencies

Palatine Township Senior Citizens Council

Palatine Township Services Directory

Salvation Army

Shelter, Inc.

Spectrum Youth & Family Services

Township of Palatine

United Way

Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago

Wings Program  Inc.

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Sports & Recreation

Biking in the Great Lakes Region

Buehler YMCA

Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Fremd Feeder Basketball Program

Hat Trick Hockey

Hoffman Estates Athletic Association

Hoffman Estates Park District

Illinois Bicycling Guide

NorthWest N-Trak

Northwest Special Recreation Association

Palatine Basketball Feed Program

Palatine Celtic Soccer Club

Palatine Hills Golf Course

Palatine North Little League

Palatine Park District

Palatine Tiger Sharks Swim Club

Palatine Youth Baseball & Softball

Prairie Woods Audubon Society

Salt Creek Rural Park  District

Sundowner's Ski Club

Schaumburg Bicycle Club

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Support Groups

Al-Anon, District 4A

Al-Anon District 13

Alexian Brothers Center for Mental Health

Chicagoland Intergroup of Nicotine Anonymous

Double Take Mother of Twins Club

Palatine Township Senior Citizens Council

Grandparents raising grandchildren.

La Leche League of Palatine/Rolling Meadows, Illinois

NAMI Illinois - Illinois' Voice on Mental Illness

NAMI Northwest Suburban

Contact: Star Roberts, 847-604-8003

Northwest Community Healthcare Sponsored Support Groups

PACES Parent and Child Education and Support Organization

PKU Organization of Illinois

Palatine Township Senior Citizens Council

Wellness Place

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Transportation

Google Maps: Hoffman Estates, IL

Google Maps: Palatine, IL

Goroo

A web tool for choosing travel options that considers convenience, efficiency, cost, real-time information, and environmental implications. Currently combines roadways and RTA schedules, and will soon add bike and pedestrian paths. Covers Northeastern Illinois.

Metra

Palatine Train Station

Pace Bus

Palatine Park District Bike Trail Map

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This page was last updated on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.