Singles Events in the Northwest Suburbs
The northwest suburbs are where Chicago First Dates hosts more nights than anywhere outside the city itself. Schaumburg and Rolling Meadows are regulars on our calendar, with Arlington Heights, Palatine, Des Plaines and Mount Prospect close by, and Lake County towns like Libertyville, Vernon Hills and Gurnee a short drive up the Tri-State.
These events are built for people who work along the I-90 corridor and around O'Hare and would rather meet someone on a Tuesday near home than fight traffic into the city. Same format, same hosts, same next-day matching, just a shorter drive home.
Chicago First Dates runs speed dating in Chicago from the Loop to the suburbs — see every area on our speed dating locations page, or jump straight to the upcoming speed dating events in Chicago.
Our northwest calendar
Schaumburg is the anchor: restaurants and bars around Woodfield draw singles from the entire area. We also host in Rolling Meadows and Arlington Heights, and we add Palatine, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates and Elk Grove Village nights as demand fills them. Lake County (Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Mundelein, Gurnee, Waukegan) and the far northwest (Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Elgin, Rockford, Kenosha) each have their own pages.
Upcoming speed dating events in ChicagoThe people in the room
Engineers and managers from the office parks along Golf Road, healthcare workers from Northwest Community and Alexian Brothers, teachers, tradespeople and plenty of people who grew up here, moved away and came back. Every event is organized by age range.
What to expect
Arrive, check in, and enjoy ten to fifteen five-minute mini-dates with everyone in your age group. Our host keeps the rotation on time and the room relaxed. The next day you log in, choose the people you liked, and we exchange contact details for every mutual match.