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Social and informational rather than academic. Park days, field trips, a Facebook group, a monthly parents' night. Many groups do both this and classes.
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Where
Chicago and suburbs · Free
A long-running network with a co-op list, park days, and regional subgroups. Worth a look even if you don't join anything, because their co-op page is one of the few in the state that actually gets updated.
Faith-friendly, nothing required
Verified 2026-07-26
Families meet weekly, parents teach or hire instructors.
Small in-person schools, usually 5 to 20 students.
Two or three days on campus, the rest taught at home.
Full-time independent schools, including part-time options.
One-on-one and small-group instruction by subject.
Art, music, PE, and daytime classes for homeschoolers.
Libraries, used curriculum, testing, evaluators, and services.