Join the Notre Dame Club of Chicago for a summer night out with Chicago Fire FC! Kick off the afternoon with the annual Chicago Fire Pub Crawl presented by Jameson, then head to Soldier Field for Chicago Fire FC vs. Charlotte FC. (Note: this is a 21+ only event.)

Your ticket includes:

• Access to the official Fire Pub Crawl

• Shuttle transportation between all pub stops and to Soldier Field

• A special-edition Chicago Fire Pub Crawl jersey

• Match ticket to Chicago Fire FC vs. Charlotte FC (7:30 PM kickoff)

Pub Crawl Stops:

• Fado Irish Pub

• Timmy O’Toole’s

• Weather Mark Tavern

• Loop Landing (Soldier Field)

SAVE THE DATE:

Join us on August 6th for our student send off! We will host our annual send off for our incoming first year Belles to welcome them into the Saint Mary’s community, answer their questions and help them feel comfortable as they begin their Saint Mary’s journey.

Incoming Belles, current students and parents - please keep an eye on your emails for an invitation and information on the send off!

Please note this event is an invite only event for incoming Belles, current students, their parents and club board members.

Please join the monthly Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College Senior Alumni lunch on Thursday, August 20th at Emerald Loop Bar and Grill.

While this lunch is hosted by the ND Senior Alumni Committee, it is open to all ages, and open to both alums and friends.

RSVP to Jim Hynan (ND ‘74) at jhynan74@gmail.com if you’d like to attend.

What does it look like to have purpose and a meaningful impact in your work, especially now, as AI is reshaping how all of us work?

The Notre Dame Clubs of Chicago & DuPage invite alumni and friends to an evening conversation with fellow Domers about purpose, meaning, using what we know and believe as a powerful means for good. A panel of Notre Dame alumni will share how they are carrying forward the moments that shaped that at Notre Dame, how they have navigated career transitions, and how they are using AI in ethical, valuable ways.

All participants will have time to discuss the same questions as a way to connect with one another and leave with new insights and ideas to continue growing the good in our work, lives and communities.

Read along with us this month! For August we are discussing MAINE CHARACTERS by Hannah Orenstein. This month our genre is "summer or beach read".

Synopsis:

This love letter to lake life is “the Parent Trap for adults,” the story of two half-sisters who meet for the first time at their father’s cabin in Maine after his unexpected death.

Every summer, Vivian Levy and Lucy Webster spend a month with their father at his lake house — separately. Raised in New York City, Vivian is an ambitious sommelier with a secret that could derail her future. Lucy grew up in a tiny Maine town, where she now teaches high school English while watching her marriage unravel. They’ve never met. While Lucy envied her half-sister from afar, their father kept Vivian in the dark.

When Vivian arrives at the lake to spread his ashes and sell his cabin, she's shocked to find Lucy there, awaiting his return. In an ideal world, they’d help each other through their grief. Instead, forced to spend the summer together, they fight through a storm of suspicion and hostility to untangle the messy truth about their parents’ pasts. While Lucy is desperate to hold onto the house, Vivian is scrambling after a betrayal. After thirty years apart, is it too late for them to be a family?

For fans of Carley Fortune and Elin Hilderbrand, this sister story set on a lush lake brims with the undeniable heart, depth, charm, and humor that have endeared Hannah Orenstein to legions of readers.

If you would like to attend the meeting, please contact us and we will send you the address.

Join the Notre Dame Club of Chicago for an evening of networking, conversation, and community at our August Networking Happy Hour.

Reconnect with fellow Domers, meet new members of the Notre Dame family, and expand your professional and social network in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Whether you're looking to make new connections, exchange ideas, discuss career opportunities, or simply catch up with friends, this event offers the perfect setting to engage with alumni and professionals from across the Chicagoland area.

Guests will enjoy cocktails, light bites, and great conversation while taking advantage of Katten's outdoor rooftop deck and dining area, an ideal space for a summer happy hour. The venue features standing cocktail tables, a bar area, and plenty of room to mingle while enjoying the city views and warm August evening.

Alumni, non-alumni, and friends of the University are all welcome! We'll see you there!

Start your morning with purpose at the Notre Dame Club of Chicago Networking Breakfast - where connection meets service.

Join fellow alumni, friends, and professionals for a hands-on networking experience in partnership with Blessings in a Backpack Chicago. This isn’t your typical networking event - you’ll be connecting with the ND community while actively giving back. During the event, we’ll come together to pack backpacks with food for local children, helping ensure they have meals over the weekend when school resources aren’t available. As you meet new people and reconnect with familiar faces, you’ll also be making a direct impact on kids right here in Chicago.

The Notre Dame Club of Chicago is built on the idea of being a force for good, and this event brings that mission to life - combining community, service, and professional connection in a meaningful way. Come for the coffee and conversations, stay to make a difference.

Read along with us this month! For September, we are discussing PERSEPOLIS by Marjane Satrapi. This month our genre is "banned book" ahead of Banned Books Week celebrated from October 4th to October 10th this year. This acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution feels extremely topical and poignant especially with the author's recent passing.

SYNOPSIS:

“A wholly original achievement.... Satrapi evokes herself and her schoolmates coming of age in a world of protests and disappearances.... A stark, shocking impact.” —The New York Times: "The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years"

One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the coming-of-age story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.

Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane’s child’s-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love.

If you would like to attend the meeting, please contact us and we will send you the address.