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Celebrating Our 2026 Cookie CEOs
Each year, we recognize our Cookie CEOs—the top five Girl Scout Cookie sellers in Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana! These outstanding entrepreneurs have taken their Cookie Program experience to the…
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Returning to Where It All Began: The History of the Girl Scout National Convention
Juliette Gordon Low established the first national Girl Scout office in Washington, DC, in 1913. She hired two women to run the office but found that, as the movement spread across the United…
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A Better Future, Built by Gold Award Girl Scouts
Being a Girl Scout means taking an active role in making the world a better place, and this year’s Class of 2026 Gold Awardees embraced that responsibility with passion, purpose, and determination. They…
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Camp Lone Tree
Written by Council Historian, Rosemarie Courtney When the council received its charter from GSUSA as a local council in November of 1926, plans were all ready in the works for its own summer…
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Marty Devereaux- Poch, A Dedicated Volunteer Who Is Always Giving Back
Many of our Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana volunteers are exceptional at supporting Girl Scouts in a variety of ways. Marty Devereaux-Poch is definitely one of those volunteers. Marty’s passion…
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Girl Scouts Anniversaries Through the Years
Written by Council Historian, Vikki Zack Girl Scouts was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, GA, who was a woman ahead of her time preparing girls to be leaders in…
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