Find AA Meetings in Wilmette, IL

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The AA Directory lists 7 AA meetings in Wilmette, IL across 7 locations and 6 days a week. Every group is free, confidential, and open to anyone with a desire to stop drinking. Use the schedule below to find local and online AA meetings in Wilmette by day, time, and format, with directions to each.

Across Wilmette, Sunday is the busiest day for AA meetings, and evening (5–9 PM) sessions are the most common. About 29% of groups (2) offer an online or hybrid option, while in-person groups meet across 7 venues in and around the city.

Common formats include Closed, 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, and Big Book meetings. If nothing nearby fits your schedule, Glenview (5 mi) and Des Plaines (9 mi) also have listed meetings within driving range.

AA Meetings in Wilmette, IL

Sunday Morning Step

02-2878

Sundays8:00AM - 9:00AM
Loyola Academy
1100 Laramie Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois
Meeting Types & Format:
ClosedEnglish
Meeting Notes:

Enter through door #25 on the west side of the building. Meeting takes place in the teachers lounge.

12 steps

02-2213

Thursdays7:00PM - 8:00PM
St. John’s Lutheran Church
1235 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois
Meeting Types & Format:
ClosedStep StudyEnglish
Saint Joseph's Step

03-3799

Saturdays8:05AM - 9:05AM
St. Joseph Church
1747 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois
Meeting Types & Format:
ClosedEnglish
Meeting Notes:

Please enter through the back of the school building, which attached to the southwest side of the church. The front of the school building is on Ridge Road.

Friends of Bill W
Sundays10:00AM - 11:15AM
Winnetka Community House
620 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, Illinois
Meeting Types & Format:
ClosedSpeakerEnglish
Meeting Notes:

Room 211D. 2nd floor in the new wing on the southwest side of the building.

Evanston Quad-A
Sundays7:00PM - 8:00PM
McGaw YMCA
1000 Grove Street, Evanston, Illinois
Meeting Types & Format:
OpenSecularDiscussionEnglish
Meeting Notes:

Open, mostly unstructured discussion for atheists and agnostics and anyone else who wishes to stop drinking.

Beginners Promises Meeting
Sundays7:30PM - 8:30PM
Winnetka Presbyterian Church
1225 Willow Road, Winnetka, Illinois
Meeting Types & Format:
NewcomerSpeakerOpenEnglish
Meeting Notes:

This is an open meeting for everyone with special focus on Beginners. We focus on Steps 1, 2, 3 and the Promises with a Speaker for each meeting and then go around the room for comments.

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Finding AA Meetings in Wilmette, IL

This directory lists 7 AA meetings across 7 locations in Wilmette, Illinois, spanning a range of days, times, and formats so you can find one that fits your schedule.

Whether it's your first meeting or your hundredth, Wilmette's AA community makes room for everyone.

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Other Resources

AA is peer support. Some people also work with:

  • • Professional addiction counselors and therapists
  • • Medical providers (especially important for alcohol withdrawal, which can be dangerous without supervision)
  • • Al-Anon, for family members affected by someone else's drinking
  • • Other recovery programs alongside or instead of AA
  • • Sober living homes in the Wilmette area

For official AA information, visit aa.org.

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AA Meetings in Cook County, Illinois

Wilmette is located in Cook County, part of the broader Illinois AA network. This directory covers AA meetings throughout Cook County, with times, locations, formats, and accessibility details for each.

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Cook County has a wide range of AA meetings: open and closed formats, speaker meetings, step studies, and groups for specific demographics. Morning, evening, and weekend slots are available throughout the county.

Recovery Support Resources in Cook County

  • Meeting formats: 7+ AA meetings across Cook County, covering open, closed, speaker, step study, and specialized groups
  • Locations: Meetings throughout Wilmette and surrounding communities in the county
  • Times: Morning, afternoon, evening, and late-night slots across the county schedule
  • Specialized groups: LGBTQ+ friendly meetings, women's meetings, men's meetings, young people, seniors, and multilingual options
  • Accessibility filters: Wheelchair access, sign language interpretation, and other accommodation needs

Meetings Beyond City Limits

Many people in Wilmette attend meetings in neighboring communities within Cook County simply because a particular group suits them better. County-level intergroups and central offices also coordinate schedules, run 24-hour phone lines, and connect people with local AA resources.

More meetings nearby: Use the filters above to search by day, time, format, and type. You can also browse the Illinois AA meetings directory to find groups in other cities throughout Cook County and across the state.

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