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Cub Scouts

The Cub Scouts program is fun for the whole family and is for boys and girls, kindergarten to 5th grade. 

The program is built for your whole family, as a set of opportunities for you do fun things together, and to help your child develop the foundations for leadership, citizenship, and personal fitness through fun, engaging indoor and outdoor activities that teach important life skills, encourage socialization and help them make life-long friends.

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Scouts BSA

Scouts BSA is the traditional Scouting experience where boys and girls from age 11 through 17 can have their share of adventure in the great outdoors. Develop skills through fun and exciting challenges, create friends and memories for a lifetime, learn about leadership through service, and engage with your community through volunteering. No prior Scouting experience is required!

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Venturing

Venturing is a youth-led program all about building adventures with your friends. Choose to do activities that matter to you and develop essential skills like leadership, event-planning, organization, communication, and responsibility while having a blast! Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and organizations in their communities. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that help youth pursue their special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens. Venturing crews can specialize in a variety of avocation or hobby interests.

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Exploring

Exploring provides exciting activities and mentorship for youth looking to discover their future. The program was developed to give students opportunities to learn about a wide variety of career paths, network with real professionals in the fields they're interested in and get hands-on experience to determine whether a career is the right fit.

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Scouting Is Fun For The Whole Family

  • Friendships
  • Education
  • Confidence
  • Skills
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Why Scouting?

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Scouting is more than just camping and earning badges—it’s a journey that helps young people grow into confident, capable, and compassionate leaders. Through hands-on experiences, Scouts learn values like responsibility, respect, and integrity, all while gaining real-world skills in areas like first aid, STEM, leadership, and outdoor survival. Whether they’re hiking a trail, building a fire, or leading a team, Scouts are developing the tools they’ll use for the rest of their lives.

Scouting also creates lasting friendships and a strong sense of community. It offers youth a safe, inclusive space to discover who they are and how they can make a difference in the world. Plus, families are encouraged to be part of the adventure—creating shared memories through service projects, campouts, and events. At its core, Scouting prepares young people for life—ready to face challenges, lead with confidence, and serve others with purpose.

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4,019 Total Scouts
1,858 Volunteers

Scouting has been such a gift to our family. Xander isn’t a sports kid and hasn’t really connected with traditional teams or friend groups. But he loves the outdoors and all the adventures that scouting offers.

For us, our pack has been one of the few places where we have truly felt love and acceptance. It’s a wonderful, caring, and positive community — something we believe so many people are craving right now, in a world that often feels divided. We believe deeply in giving back and making our community better. It really does take a village, and having other positive adults and kids around has made such a meaningful impact on our son’s life.

At school, our son doesn’t always feel fully accepted, but with his pack and troop, he truly feels like he belongs. When he crossed over, he said, 'I’ve been waiting for this my whole life!' and he couldn’t wait to make new friends.

Scouting has given him a place to grow, to feel valued, and to be exactly who he is — and that’s the greatest gift we could ask for.

 Beth, Pack 98 and Troop 194 Beth, Pack 98 and Troop 194

When Charlie first joined Pack 98, he was nervous and had been dealing with anxiety. Trying new things was always a big challenge, and we weren’t sure how he would react. At that first meeting, we told the leaders we might need to leave quickly — but within 10 minutes, we knew we had found something special. Charlie was welcomed so warmly, and even joined in the flag ceremony that very night. It was the first time I saw him with an ear-to-ear smile in years. My wife and I were completely floored by how well things clicked for him and how excited he was to come back.

Since then, he’s come out of his shell in ways we never imagined. From Pinewood Derby and campouts to popcorn sales and den meetings, he’s found confidence, bravery, and so much joy. Scouting has given him a place to feel safe, supported, and celebrated for who he is.

We’re so thankful to be part of such a positive, inclusive pack that teaches strong values and helps kids truly belong. We can’t wait to see Charlie continue to grow — and for our younger son to join when he’s old enough!

 Daniel, Pack 98 Daniel, Pack 98

Our family loves being part of Pack 98! Ewan is excited to move up to Bear this year. He beams with pride when he earns patches and awards, which has really built his confidence.

Jane is both a Girl Scout and a Cub Scout and says she loves them both equally because she gets to do fun activities and make new friends in each group.

As a parent, I really appreciate the opportunities to participate in all of the special activities where we can make memories together and build a community with the other families.

 Sara, Pack 98, Mundelein Sara, Pack 98, Mundelein

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