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Fri Oct 16 to Sun Oct 18, America/Chicago time · 65 events · 1 ongoing event

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Fri Oct 16

Xcelerator Business Summit 2026 5645 West Corcoran Place, Chicago, IL 60644 EducationNetworking via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunityEducation via University Calendar Calendar
Rapid Registration South Suburban College Main Campus, 15800 S. State Street, South Holland, IL, 60473, United States Education via South Suburban College
Shalom Sprouts 840 Vernon Ave, 840 Vernon Ave, Glencoe, IL, 60022, United States EducationFamily via JUF – Together for good
Wright: Financial Aid Completion Workshop Education via CCC
Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery, 1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States Education via Choose Chicago
Kennedy-King: Financial Aid Completion Workshops (FAFSA Fridays) Education via CCC
Spanish Conversation Circle • Círculo de Conversación en Español Highwood Library & Community Center, 102 Highwood Avenue, Highwood, IL, 60040, United States Education via Highwood Library
jBaby Baby Beginnings | Oct 16 - Oct 30 2026 Anshe Emet Synagogue, 3751 North Broadway, , Chicago, IL, 60613, United States CommunityEducationFamily via JUF – Together for good
Office Hours - Design Education via University Calendar Calendar
October History Mysteries: Ancient Egypt (10/2-10/23/2026) Education via Park District of Oak Park
MOLA- 8th Annual Latino Health Conference Loyola University Chicago - 2160 S. First Ave., Maywood, IL 60153, Building- Stritch School of Medicine- 2nd floor CommunityEducationWellness via University Calendar Calendar
READI PD 201 (online) Education via University Calendar Calendar
Alfabetización Digital Northstar en Español Highwood Library & Community Center, 102 Highwood Avenue, Highwood, IL, 60040, United States EducationTech via Highwood Library
Moonshot Information Session Education via CCC
S.O.L.E.S. Informational Session Latino Resources Center (Room 2365), 15800 S. State St., South Holland, 60473, United States CommunityEducation via South Suburban College
American Sign Language Club Meeting Sign in to download the location CommunityEducation via University Calendar Calendar
Nursing Living Learning Community Anatomy Simulation Health Sciences Campus, APEC, L60A Education via University Calendar Calendar
Retreat - Loyola 360 LUREC Education via University Calendar Calendar
APS to JD: Law School and Career Conversation Sign in to download the location EducationNetworking via University Calendar Calendar
🎨 Marks of Art – A Two-Session Workshop with Sholo Beverly 6311arts, 6311 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL, 60660, United States Education via Chicago Social Butterflies
Student Night & Talkback, A Strange Loop - 16 October 2026 Raven Theatre, 6157 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, 60660 EducationTheater via About Face Theatre

Sat Oct 17

Introduction to Aquaponics 4459 South Marshfield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609 Education via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunityEducation via University Calendar Calendar
Bootcamp Express Fountain View Fitness, 910 N. Gary Avenue, Carol Stream, IL, 60188, United States Education via Carol Stream Park District
Babysitting and Child Safety Gorton Center, 400 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045 EducationFamily via Gorton Center
Aristotle Saturday School CommunityEducation via Holy Taxiarhai - Saint Haralambos
Family Cooking Class (Ages 2-8 with parent or caregiver) Taste Buds Kitchen Bannockburn, 2521 Waukegan Rd., Bannockburn, IL, 60015, United States EducationFamilyFood via Chicago North Shore Moms
Deep Dish Pizza Classes with Pizzeria UNO 29 East Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60611 EducationFood via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL
Educator Seminar | Facing Freedom Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60614, United States ArtsEducation via Chicago History Museum
Alternative Endings: "The Watermelon Woman" at 30 Abbott Hall, 710 N. Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, United States EducationFilmFree via UIC today
Workshop: The Perfect Fabric Pull with Melissa de Leon Mason Quilter’s Quest, 7305 Lemont Road Education via Chicago Modern Quilt Guild
Alternative Endings: The Watermelon Woman @ 30 Abbott Hall (Northwestern Downtown Campus), 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States EducationFilm via Chicago Social Butterflies
Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60614, United States EducationFreeOutdoors via Chicago History Museum
Walking Tour | Historic Old Town Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60614, United States EducationFreeOutdoors via Chicago History Museum
Starr Chief Eagle: Touring Artist Program “Healing the broken hoop" Saeli Community Room, 10311 Grand Ave, Franklin Park, IL, 60131, United States DanceEducationFamily via Franklin Park Public Library
Countryside Day School Open House Countryside Day School, 1985 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States Education via Chicago North Shore Moms
Sat., Oct. 17 from 10a-12p: DNA SIG (Special Interest Group) - rescheduled date SSGHS Library, 3000 W 170th Place, Hazel Crest, IL, 60429 CommunityEducation via South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society
Clases de Computación: Alfabetización Digital Northstar Highwood Library & Community Center, 102 Highwood Avenue, Highwood, IL, 60040, United States Education via Highwood Library
Rooted at SSC: A Celebration of the Trees on Campus South Suburban College Main Campus, 15800 S. State Street, South Holland, IL, 60473, United States CommunityEducationFreeOutdoors via South Suburban College
Advanced Art (ages 9-13) BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States ArtsEducationFamilyFree via BUILD
Puppeteering (ages 9-13) BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States ArtsEducationFamilyFree via BUILD
Sit, Stay, Read (1st & 2nd Grades) BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States EducationFamilyFree via BUILD
Animal Enrichment Studio for Teens Crabtree Nature Center, 3 Stover Road, Barrington Hills, IL, 60010 EducationFamilyOutdoors via Forest Preserves of Cook County
REACH Nature Navigators Caldwell Woods Wellness Center, 6350 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60646, United States CommunityEducationFamilyOutdoors via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Cafecito Financiero Highwood Library & Community Center, 102 Highwood Avenue, Highwood, IL, 60040, United States EducationFamily via Highwood Library
Marwen College Fair Marwen, 833 N Orleans St, Chicago, Illinois, 60610, United States Education via Marwen
Investing Essentials: Private Equity (PE) Landscape for Career Changers EducationNetworking via Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Crystal City: America’s Last WWII Concentration Camp 5700 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago IL 60659 ArtsEducation via 40th Ward of Chicago
Adult Woodshop (18+) BUILD- Austin Campus, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644, United States EducationFree via BUILD
Seed Collecting at Wolf Road Prairie Wolf Road Prairie, IL CommunityEducationOutdoors via Forest Preserves of Cook County
America’s Landscapes: The Palos Preserves Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, 12545 W 111th St, Lemont, IL, 60439, United States EducationOutdoors via Forest Preserves of Cook County
Constructing Jathi Choreography with Harini Nilakantan Kalapriya Studio, 2101 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, United States DanceEducation via Chicago Cultural Alliance
Community Herbalism Days 9001 South Mackinaw Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617 EducationWellness via TownVue — Events in Chicago, IL

Sun Oct 18

Jesuit Heritage Month Art Contest Sign in to download the location ArtsCommunityEducation via University Calendar Calendar
Know Your Genes, Protect Your Future: Hereditary Cancer Testing Explained Hybrid – in-person and via Zoom EducationWellness via JUF – Together for good
jBaby Kindermusik at Or Shalom | Oct 4- Dec 6, 2026 Congregation Or Shalom, 21 W Hawthorn Pkwy, , Vernon Hills, IL, 60061-1445, United States EducationFamilyMusic via JUF – Together for good
Seed613 Cohort 11 CommunityEducation via JCC Chicago
Walking Tour | Sheffield Stroll Fullerton Red/Brown Line L stop, 943 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614 EducationFreeOutdoors via Chicago History Museum
Wee Wonders: Owls Sand Ridge Nature Center, 15891 S Paxton Ave, South Holland, IL, 60473, United States EducationFamilyOutdoors via Forest Preserves of Cook County
October 2026: Quilting Is Your Therapy with Melissa de Leon Mason Rush Oak Park Hospital, 520 S. Maple Ave., Oak Park, Illinois, 60304, United States ArtsEducationWellness via Chicago Modern Quilt Guild
Family Challah Bake Bernard Weinger JCC, 300 Revere Dr, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States ArtsEducationFamilyFood via JUF – Together for good
Lessons in Ethical Leadership: Speaking Stones of Emperor Ashoka (268 BCE) Obama Presidential Center, 6001 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago, 60637 CommunityEducation via Chicago Cultural Alliance
Family Cooking Class: Handmade Pumpkin Ravioli (Ages 9+) Taste Buds Kitchen Bannockburn, 2521 Waukegan Rd., Bannockburn, IL, 60015, United States EducationFamilyFood via Chicago North Shore Moms
Distinguished Speakers Program: Join Us for an Evening with Kerri Strug, Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast 3433 Walters Avenue, 3433 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States EducationFreeLiterary via JUF – Together for good
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Cardboard Sculpting (Level 1) with Tarish "Jeghetto" Pipkins ArtsEducation via Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival