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Revision as of 03:28, 27 October 2019
Scouting in Illinois has a long and rich tradition, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. Illinois is the homestate of the BSA founder, W.D. Boyce.
Early history (1910-1950)
In 1946, the National Order of the Arrow Lodge Meeting was held at Rantoul, Illinois Chanute Field.
Recent history (1950-1990)
The 1963 and 1971 National Order of the Arrow Conferences were held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Scouting in Illinois today
There are twenty-two Boy Scouts of America local councils in Illinois. In addition, the headquarters for the Central Region of the BSA is in Naperville, Illinois.
- Abraham Lincoln Council
- Blackhawk Area Council
- Buffalo Trace Council
- Calumet Council
- Chicago Area Council
- Des Plaines Valley Council
- Glacier's Edge Council
- Greater Saint Louis Area Council
- Illowa Council
- Lincoln Trails Council
- Mississippi Valley Council
- Northeast Illinois Council
- Northwest Suburban Council
- Okaw Valley Council
- Prairielands Council
- Rainbow Council
- Shawnee Trails Council
- Three Fires Council
- Trails West Council
- W.D. Boyce Council
Girl Scouting in Illinois
There are 18 Girl Scout council offices in Illinois.
Girl Scouts of Centrillio Council Bloomington, Illinois Web Site: http://www.centrillio.com
Girl Scouts of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Web Site: http://www.girlscouts-chicago.org
Girl Scouts - Fox Valley Council, Inc. Aurora, Illinois Web Site: http://www.fvgsc.org
Girl Scouts of Green Hills Council, Inc. Freeport, Illinois Web Site: http://www.gsgreenhills.org
Girl Scouts - Green Meadows Council Urbana, Illinois Web Site: http://www.gsgmc.org
Girl Scouts - Illinois Crossroads Council, Inc. Vernon Hills, Illinois Web Site: http://www.ilcrossroads.org
Girl Scouts-Kickapoo Council Peoria, Illinois Web Site: http://www.girlscouts-kickapoocouncil.org
Girl Scouts, Land of Lincoln Council, Inc. Springfield, Illinois Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsllc.org
Girl Scouts of The Mississippi Valley, Inc. Rock Island, Illinois Web Site: http://www.girlscouts-mvc.org
Girl Scouts - Prairie Winds, Inc. Lisle, Illinois Web Site: http://www.girlscoutspw.org
Girl Scouts of River Bluffs Council Glen Carbon, Illinois Web Site: http://www.riverbluffs.org
Girl Scouts - Rock River Valley Council Rockford, Illinois Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsrrv.org
Girl Scouts of Shagbark Council Herrin, Illinois Web Site: http://www.shagbark.org
Shemamo Girl Scout Council of Illinois Decatur, Illinois Web Site: http://www.shemamo.org
Girl Scouts of South Cook County, Inc. Homewood, Illinois Web Site: http://www.girlscouts-scc.org
Girl Scouts - Sybaquay Council, Inc. Elgin, Illinois Web Site: http://www.gs-sybaquay.org
Girl Scouts of Trailways Council, Inc. Joliet, Illinois Web Site: http://www.girlscoutstrailways.org
Girl Scouts of Two Rivers Council, Inc. Quincy, Illinois Web Site: http://www.gstworivers.org
Scouting museums in Illinois
- Ottawa Scouting Museum, Ottawa, Illinois
International Scouting units in Illinois
In addition, there were Belarusian Scouts in Exile in Chicago through the 1980s, and Lietuvos skautų sąjunga still exists there. Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség Hungarian Scouting also maintains a troop in Chicago, and there are large contingents of active Plast Ukrainian Scouts in Chicago.
Scouting by County
The U.S. state of Illinois is divided into 102 counties. Find family and scout friendly outdoor activities in your county:
Adams /
Alexander /
Bond /
Boone /
Brown /
Bureau /
Calhoun /
Carroll /
Cass /
Champaign /
Christian /
Clark /
Clay /
Clinton /
Coles /
Cook /
Crawford /
Cumberland /
DeKalb /
DeWitt /
Douglas /
DuPage /
Edgar /
Edwards /
Effingham /
Fayette /
Ford /
Franklin /
Fulton /
Gallatin /
Greene /
Grundy /
Hamilton /
Hancock /
Hardin /
Henderson /
Henry /
Iroquois /
Jackson /
Jackson /
Jefferson /
Jersey /
Jo Daviess /
Johnson /
Kane /
Kankakee /
Kendall /
Knox /
Lake /
LaSalle /
Lawrence /
Lee /
Livingston /
Logan /
Macon /
External links
- [1] Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan
- National Order of the Arrow
- Section C5C
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