District 1-F covers the northeast corner of Illinois from Lake Michigan and the Wisconsin border to Schaumburg on the southwest.
The District has 33 Lions clubs and three Leo clubs with more than 975 Lions and Leos in service to the communities of Northeast Illinois and to visually and hearing impaired people worldwide. The district is part of Lions Clubs International, an organization with 46,000 clubs in every corner of the globe. With more than 1.4 million men and women in over 200 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world.
The District is also part of Lions of Illinois and supports the Lions of Illinois Foundation. With the help of Lions clubs in the district and throughout the state, the Lions of Illinois Foundation supports Camp Lions, a program that provides a summer camp experience for visually and hearing impaired youth from around the state.
Check out the Club details for each of our 31 Lions Clubs below.
Antioch
Club Meetings at various locations - please call first.
1st, 3rd Monday 6:00 p.m.
President Kevin Fiedler
847-507-7979
bigredkev25@yahoo.com
Arlington Heights
Club Meetings at various locations - please call first.
1st, 3rd Tuesday 6:45 p.m.
President Michael Clements Sr.
847-445-0708
mclem57@aol.com
Barrington
Club Meets 1st, 3rd Monday 6:00 p.m.
Chessie’s Restaurant, 200 Applebee St.
President Robert Thomas
630-659-5111
gearhead-2@sbcglobal.net
Buffalo Grove
Club Meetings at various locations - please call first.
3rd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
President Varun Sachdev
847-791-2079
sachdev.varun@gmail.com
Des Plaines
Club Meets 3rd Wednesday of Month
6:30 p.m. at Panera Bread
1700 Sherman Ave., Evanston
President Vince Leone
847-507-1575
lionvinceleone@gmail.com
Deerfield
Club Meets 1st, 2nd & 4th
Wednesdays of Month at
7:00 p.m.
Italian Kitchen Restaurant
650 Deerfield Rd., Deerfield
President Michael Delaney
847-334-8811
mdelaney@pcmillersales.com
Elk Grove Village
Club Meets 1st Wednesdays of Month
7:00 p.m. at EGV Hall
Please call for dinner meeting location.
President Karen Hicks
847-508-9556
kchx@comcast.net
Evanston Sunrise
Club Meets 3rd Wednesdays of Month
6:30 p.m. at El Tipico Mexican Restaurant
3341 Dempster St., Skokie.
President Jonathan Nachsin
847-501-1191
jnachsin@gmail.com
Fox Lake
Club Meets 2nd Wednesdays of Month
5:30 p.m. Diamond Deli
33 S. U.S. 12, Fox Lake.
President Gregg Stoxen
847-344-1818
gregg.stoxen@gmail.com
Gagewood
Club Meets 4th Mondays of Month
7:00pm at Warren Twp. Lions Den
17801 W. Washington St., Gurnee
President Chuck Manson
847-204-6912
cmansonjr@gmail.com
Glenview
Club Meets 2nd, 4th Tuesdays of Month
6:30 p.m. at Hackney’s on the Lake
1514 E. Lake Ave., Glenview
President William “Bill’ Thomas
847-946-0665
bill@family-thomas.net
Grayslake
Club Meets 2nd Tuesdays of Month
6:30 p.m. at Whitney Street Diner
30 N. Whitney St., Grayslake
President Matt Mulryan
847-226-8424
lionmatt8424@gmail.com
Highland Park / Highwood
Club Meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays of Month
12:00 p.m. at BBQ Pit
589 Elm Pl., Highland Pk
President Gurv S. Anand
847-772-9554 / 847-432-2966
gsanand23@gmail.com
Lake Forest / Lake Bluff
Club Meets 2nd Wednesdays of Month
7:00 p.m. at Post Time Sports Bar
13860 Rockland Rd., Libertyville
President Ed Duffy
224-456-9247
ewduffy57@gmail.com
Lake Villa Township
Club Meets 1st Tuesdays of Month
Meets at various locations
-please call first.
President Tony Gundrum
847-356-1535
agundrum@aol.com
Lake Zurich
Club Meets 1st, 2nd Tuesdays of Month
7:30 p.m. at Lake Zurich Lions Den
81 E. Main St. Lake Zurich
President Tyler Garlock
224-875-9691
garlock1092@gmail.com
Long Grove
Club Meets 2nd Thursdays of Month
7:00 p.m. at Village Tavern
135 Old McHenry Rd. Long Grove
President John Kopecky
847-912-9785
president@lionsoflonggrove.com
Mount Prospect
Club Meets 2nd, 4th Thursdays of Month
7:30 p.m. at Draft Picks
912 S. Busse Rd., Mt. Prospect
President Brian Lambel
847-3444-8533
lambelbrian@yahoo.com
Niles
Club Meets 3rd Thursdays of Month
6:00 p.m. at Wildwood Tavern
6480 Touhy Ave., Niles
President Josef Schwab
847-630-9684
josef@gmail.com
North Chicago
Club Meets 3rd Tuesdays of Month
6:00 p.m. at Anastasia Restaurant
3880 Northpoint Blvd., Waukegan
President Kathleen Deram-Clark
847-689-4335 / 847-791-1671
kderam@comcast.net
Northfield
Club Meets 1st Wednesdays of Month
Meets at 6pm at various locations;
please call first
President Carl T. Calkins
847-921-8812
carltcalkins@gmail.com
Palatine
Club Meets 1st Thursdays of Month
6:30pm at Tap House Grill
56 W. Wilson St., Palatine
President Gianna Guskey
630-776-2725
guskeyg@ccsd15.net
Park Ridge
Club Meets 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Tuesdays of Month
12:00pm at The Harp & Fiddle
110 Main St., Park Ridge
President Cathy Thompson
847-825-1839
cthompson@prpl.org
Prospect Heights
Club Meets 2nd Thursdays of Month
6:30pm at Old Orchard Country Club
700 W. Rand Rd., Mt. Prospect
President Dan Busse
847-975-3117
dbusse302@gmail.com
Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates
Club Meetings 1st Thursday of Month
7:00 p.m. at Pilot Pete's
905 W Irving Park Rd, Schaumburg
President Mike Rapp
847-791-2079
rappmi@sbcglobal.net
Skokie
Club Meets 1st Tuesdays of Month
Via teleconference
Please call for info.
President Shajan Jose, Zone Chair
847-322-1181
shajanjose@yahoo.com
Vernon Hills
Club Meets 8:30am 1st Saturdays
& 7:00pm 3rd Wednesdays of Month
Sullivan Community Ctr
635 N. Aspen Dr., Vernon Hills
President Maggie Jabeck, ZC
847-772-6107
maggie.jabeck@yahoo.com
Wauconda
Club Meets 2nd Mondays of Month
7:00pm at Wauconda Moose Lodge
#1969 200 S. Maple, Wauconda
President Jonathan Feryance
847-293-5641
jf.chess@gmail.com
Waukegan Little Fort
Club Meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays
11:45am at Sunset House Restaurant
1451 Golf Rd., Waukegan
President Russell Nixon
715-721-6341
russnix2@hotmail.com
Waukegan Uptown
Club Meets 1st Saturdays of Month
9:30 a.m. via Google Meets or
in person at Anastasia’s Rest
3880 North Point Blvd., Waukegan
President Erin Tidd
847-987-6469
waukeganuptownlionslcub@gmail.com
Winthrop Harbor
Club Meets 4th Thursdays of Month
7:00pm at Stone Creek Grill
206 Sheridan Rd., Winthrop Harbor
President Sue Hastings, PDG
847-662-1056
sucitysu@comcast.net
District 1-F Leo Clubs
District 1-F Leo Club Advisor: Alison Rigsby (847) 533-5298 rigsby5@att.net
Barrington Leos
Club Advisor Mike Shackleton
312-925-5952
mick@shack-search.com
Please call for meeting days, times and locations.
Elk Grove Village Leos
Club Advisor Karen Hicks
847-508-9556
kchx@comcast.net
Please call for meeting days, times and locations.
Lake Zurich Leos
Club Advisor Alison Rigsby847-533-5298
rigsby5@att.net
Club Meetings
2nd Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
Lake Zurich Lions Den
61 E. Main St., Lake Zurich