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 A meeting of the Cub Scouts in the community center of the Ida B. Wells Homesin Chicago | |||
 Girl Scouts eagle watching on the Mississippi River at the National Great Rivers Museum | |||
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Scouting in Illinois has served youth since 1909. The state was the home of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) founder, William D. Boyce.