1325 North Johnston Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61101
West End Group
190.7 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
36 Highland Avenue, Elgin, Illinois 60124
Womens New Beginnings
190.7 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
9145 Grant Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513
Not High Nooner Group
190.7 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
675 Varsity Drive, Elgin, Illinois 60120
Big Book & Discussion Meeting
190.7 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
40 Center Street, Elgin, Illinois 60120
Elgin Wednesday Night Eastside Group
190.8 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
8701 Broadway, Merrillville, Indiana 46410
Broadway Beginners - 11
190.8 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
258 North Phelps Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61108
Eastside H.O.W.
190.8 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
9358 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60652
The Zoo Chicago
190.8 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
509 McClure Avenue, Elgin, Illinois 60123
Beginners Group
190.8 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
357 Division Street, Elgin, Illinois 60120
Second Shifters (614385)
190.9 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
216 North Maple Street, Pittsboro, Indiana 46167
Down Home Group
190.9 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
7207 Indianapolis Boulevard, Hammond, Indiana 46324
Afternoon Delight - 3
190.9 miles away from Franklin, Illinois
AA is a program created to help its members get sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Franklin, 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.