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Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois are home to many Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops and Venture Crews. Click on a title above to link to a partial list of some of the Troops, Packs and Crews that are based in Oak Park or River Forest, Illinois. Venture Crews in Oak Park and River Forest: .None listed . Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age. Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. . . |
River Forest, Illinois
is closely tied to the well-known neighboring community of Oak Park,
Illinois. There are significant architectural designs located in River
Forest such as the Winslow House by Frank Lloyd Wright. The population
was 11,635 at the 2000 census. There is one public middle
school,
Theodore Roosevelt Middle School (home of the bulldogs). There is no
public high school in River Forest, but it shares a high school with
Oak Park. River Forest is home to 2 Catholic grade schools, St. Luke's
& St. Vincent's. An all girl's Catholic high school named
Trinity
also resides in River Forest. |
Oak
Park, Illinois
is a suburb bordering the west side of the City of Chicago in Cook
County, Illinois, United States. Oak Park has easy access to downt
Chicago (the Chicago Loop) thanks to public transportation such as the
Chicago 'L' Blue and Green lines, CTA buses, and Metra commuter rail.
As of the 2000 census, the area had a total population of 52,524. A
census estimate for 2003 showed that the population had dipped to
50,824.