801 Beisner Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007
Rule 62 Elk Grove Village
15 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
475 West Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169
Sunday Morning Eye Opener
15.3 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
420 West County Line Road, Barrington, Illinois 60010
Barr Pals
15.5 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
285 East Washington Street, Round Lake Park, Illinois 60073
Grayslake Primary Purpose Group
15.6 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
450 Illinois 22, Barrington, Illinois 60010
Sunday Morning Newcomers
15.7 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
152 East Devon Avenue, Itasca, Illinois 60143
12 Steps to Recovery12 Steps to Recovery
15.8 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
325 Illinois Boulevard, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169
Big Book Lead Discussion
16 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
130 South Roselle Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60193
NW Suburbs Quad A
16.1 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
West Industrial Avenue, Lake Barrington, Illinois 60010
As Bill Sees It
16.1 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
5106 North La Crosse Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60630
Spiritual Beginners Group
16.2 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
6750 West Montrose Avenue, Harwood Heights, Illinois 60706
Rise Group
16.4 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
400 North Walnut Street, Itasca, Illinois 60143
Whistle Stop
16.9 miles away from Bannockburn, Illinois
AA is a program created to help its members get sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Bannockburn, Illinois as the funding is accepted on a donation from its members.
AA is one of most commonly known programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are usually small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members get sober.
Alcohol Addiction is a disease of the mind, body, and soul. AA has curated meetings to help with each individual piece of your sobriety. If you are in search of a meeting on the first three steps, you should choose a beginner meeting. If you are looking to get more in touch with your spiritual side, attending a meditation meeting would be an ideal choice. If you are in search of stories of inspiration for overcoming alcoholism, a speaker meeting is a good starting point. If you are through your steps and are now working on the traditions of AA, a tradition meetings will help. If you want to attend a single gender group, you can go to a men’s or women's meeting where you won't find anyone of the opposite gender there. The fact of the matter is there is a meeting for everyone. Try different meetings out until you find one that fits your needs.
In order to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should remain open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meetings were and generally it is the same misconception. The best advice I ever got was to sit down, shut up, listen to the message, and humbly ask for help. Regardless of the meeting, there will be the same message of recovering from hopelessness. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another person suffering from alcoholism which you will find in any meeting you choose to start with.