Clubs:
The Tritons A mostly recreational club, with a growing number of technical divers and more than 100 members. The club has no shop affiliation (!?) and has an internal PADI training program.
Underwater Archeaological Society of Chicago Untersee ubergeeks. Quiet, committed, some excellent divers doing some interesting work.
Illinois Council of Skin and Scuba Divers An umbrella organization that has some information about most of the Chicago area clubs.
Three NAUI shops that you might want to check out...
Large active shop not terribly far from Bolingbrook:
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE DIVING- IID
436 W ROOSEVELT RD
GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137
USA Phone: (630)469-3483
Toll Free: (800)HOWDIVE
Fax: (630)469-3491
Email:
diving@800howdive.com
URL:
http://www.800howdive.com
Affiliate Level: ProScuba Center
Small shop near downtown:
MAGNUM SCUBA
MIKE PARNELL
14 E 11TH ST
CHICAGO, IL 60605
USA Phone: (312) 341-3483
Fax: (312) 341-3486
Email:
maparnell@aol.com
URL:
http://www.magnumscuba.com
Affiliate Level: ProScuba Center
Don't know much about them but they're not far from Bolingbrook:
FANTASEAS DIVE, INC.
1120 SOUTH STREET
ELGIN, IL 60123
USA Phone: (847) 608-9549
Fax: (847) 608-9974
Email:
fantasea@peoplepc.com
Affiliate Level: ProScuba Center
If you're looking for technical shops, you'll want to check out
Adventures in Paradise (Wheeling)
Scuba Systems (Skokie)
A good (if somewhat outdated) source of info about all aspects of Midwest Diving:
Great Lakes Shipwreck Research Brendon has listings of shops, clubs, wrecks, ad infinitum. Good stuff.
Steven