West Industrial Avenue, Lake Barrington, Illinois 60010
As Bill Sees It
22.3 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
3015 North Bayview Lane, McHenry, Illinois 60051
Big Book North Bayview Lane McHenry
22.3 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
330 Griswold Street, Elgin, Illinois 60123
Early Bird Group
22.5 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
624 Park Street, Genoa City, Wisconsin 53128
First Congregational United
22.6 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
450 Illinois 22, Barrington, Illinois 60010
Sunday Morning Newcomers
22.6 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
2 American Way, Elgin, Illinois 60120
Womens Were All in this Together
22.8 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
750 South State Street, Elgin, Illinois 60123
People Rebuilding Group
23 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
500 Saint Charles Street, Elgin, Illinois 60120
Friday Noon 12 & 12
23.1 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
2233 Charles Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104
New Attitudes
23.2 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
1125 Summit Street, Elgin, Illinois 60120
12 12 12 And More
23.2 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
31726 North McNally Lane, Round Lake, Illinois 60073
Big Book Study Round Lake
23.2 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
5403 North 2nd Street, Loves Park, Illinois 61111
Loves Park Group
23.3 miles away from Marengo, Illinois
AA is a program created to help its members get sober. Attendance is free at an AA Meeting in Marengo, 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.