Herpes support groups in Chicago, Illinois
No active in-person herpes support group is currently meeting in Chicagothat I've been able to verify. Below is the full history of what existed and when, with sources for every claim, plus the next steps I can offer right now.
Where to go from here
Most of the in-person network that existed twenty years ago has either gone dormant or quietly folded. Here's where to go from here.
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History: groups that used to meet in Chicago
For every group below, I've documented founding dates, last-known activity, and the moment its presence disappeared from the public record. Sources cited per claim.
Chicago HELP
Chicago HELP was one of the larger Midwest ASHA HELP chapters at the network's peak. It ran out of (866) 660-0416 and chicagohelp.org, sat in the 2008 ASHA HELP roster as the Chicago anchor, and survived into the 2015 ASHA directory snapshot. By 2026 the chicagohelp.org domain returns a generic for-sale placeholder rather than the chapter's content. The closest modern Chicago options I can document are the H Hangouts virtual circles I used to run and the broader online groups in the ASHA 2026 directory. If you want an in-person Chicago option, the waitlist below is how I'll know there's enough demand to launch a virtual group myself.
Timeline
- 2008-07Listed in ASHA HELP roster with active website + 866 phone line [source]
- circa 2015Removed from ASHA roster [source]
- 2026-05-19chicagohelp.org is parked: 'domain is for sale' notice. Chicago Friends Meetup (~800 members) operates independently per recon. [source]
- 2026-05-19chicagohelp.org returns a domain-for-sale placeholder. confirms the chapter is no longer maintaining its primary online presence. [source]
