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Women's Resources: Chicago/Suburban

Addresses in Chicago unless noted.

Affinity, South Side African-American women's center
affinity95@aol.com P.O. Box 496002, 60649 / 5650 S. Woodlawn 60637 (773) 324-0377

Amigas latinas lesbianas/bisexuales for Latina lesbians/bis
(312) 409-5697

Apna Ghar- Shelter for domestic violence victims
(773) 334-4663

Artemis Singers,
PO Box 578296, 60657 ArtemSing@aol.com (773) 764-4465

Chicago Abused Women's Coalition
PO Box 477916, 60647 (773) 489-9180

Chicago Dyke March
www.chicagodykemarch.org , chicagodykemarch@riseup.net

Chicago Foundation for Women
230 W. Superior, 60610 (312) 266-1176 Special Lavender Fund for lesbian programs

Chicago Women in Trades, 1455 S. Michigan, #210, Chicago, IL 60605, ph: 312-942-1444, fax: 312-942-0802

Chicago Women's AIDS Project
5249 N. Kenmore, 60640 (773) 271-2070

Chicago Women's Health Center
3435 N. Sheffield, 60657 (773) 935-6126

Chicago Women's Liberation Union
www.cwluherstory.com (708) 386-7197 Herstory Project, PO Box 548, Oak Park 60303-0548

Eleanor Foundation
445 North Wells St, Suite 302, 60601 (312) 410-9857, www.eleanorfoundation.org

Executive Sweet, social events for lesbians
(773) 375-7144 7345 S. Luella, 60649, p.mccombs@worldnet.att.net

For Women Only Western Suburbs
Naperville. twogirls@yahoo.com (847) 593-1194

Genesis House (helps women in prostitution)
(773) 533-5600, www.genesishouse.org

Gilda's Club Chicago, cancer support
537 N. Wells, 60610 (312) 464-9900

Heartland Alliance Violence Recovery www.heartlandalliance.org/ (773) 847-4417

Center on Halsted Community Services
2855 N. Lincoln Ave, 60657 (773) 472-6469

Howard Brown Health Center Women's Program
(773) 388-1600

Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Springfield www.ilcadv.org/ 877-863-6338
(217) 789-2830

Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Springfield
(217) 753-4117

Khuli Zaban for lesbians of South Asian heritage
(312) 409-2753

Kindred Heart Womyn's Center
2214 Ridge Ave. Evanston IL (847) 604-0913

Lesbian Book Discussion Group at Gerber/Hart Library
(773) 381-8030

Lesbian Community Cancer Project
www.lccp.org 4025 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 561-4662

Hull House domestic Violence court Advocacy Project,
Kate Shaw, LGBTSpecialist, 170 N. Wabash, 60601; free counseling

Literary Exchange
PO Box 438583, 60643 (773) 509-6881

National Organization for Women/Chicago
www.chicagonow.org 200 N. Michigan, #602, Chicago, 60601, (312) 578-9351

Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault
(crisis 888-802-8890) (847) 806-6526

Northwestern University Women's Center 2000
Sheridan, Evanston (847) 491-7360, womenscenter@northwestern.edu

Oak Park Area Women's Drum Circle
(708) 763-0991

Planned Parenthood/Chicago
14 E. Jackson, 10th fr., 60604 (312) 427-2276

Rainbow House (Women's Shelter / Women's Crisis Line)
English/Spanish; Crisisline 24 hours: (773) 762-6611 (TYY (773) 762-6802), www.rainbow-house.org

Rape Victim Advocates
(312) 663-6303

Sarah's Inn, domestic violence
PO Box 1159, Oak Park 60304 (708) 386-3305

Southwest Women Working Together
6845 S. Western (773) 737-2500, www.swwt.org

Thousand Waves, (self-defense, spa)
1212 W. Belmont, 60657 (773) 549-0700

West Suburban Women 's Society
PO Box 1770, Des Plaines 60017-1770

Women & Children First Bookstore,
5233 N. Clark, 60640 (773) 769-9299 FAX (773) 769-6729 wcfbooks@aol.com , www.womenandchildrenfirst.com

Women of the Western Suburbs (WOWS)
PO Box 6093, Bloomingdale 60108-6093 (847) 622-4327

Women's Business Development Center
8 S. Michigan #400, 60603 (312) 853-3477

Women Employed
111 N. Wabash, Suite 1300 60602 (312) 782-3902

Women's Treatment Center
140 N. Ashland 60607 (312) 850-0050

Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center, Formerly LaCASA (Lake County Council Against Sexual Assault)
4275 Old Grand Avenue, Gurnee, IL 60031
Phone: 847.244.1187, Hotline: 847-872-7799, TTY: 847-244-1367,
www.ZachariasCenter.org

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

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