BSA Troop 889 Chicago, IL

10/15/2025

An annual favorite with our scouts. Mark your calendars!

Step into the shadows of American Folklore at Takhone Lodge’s 30th Annual Haunted Hollow! Order of the Arrow members throughout the lodge decorate tents and guide participants through an approximately 45 minute journey. We offer fright-free options for some of our younger participants as well as an extra-scary option for our older participants.

Mark your calendars:
Fri, Oct 24: Regular Scare 7–10:00 PM | Extra Scary 10:00–10:30 PM
Sat, Oct 25: Fright-Free 3–5:30 PM | Regular 6:00–10:00 PM | Extra Scary 10:00–10:30 PM
9201 W. Higgins Rd, Rosemont

Tickets: $15 general | $13 Scouts | $29 weekend pass
Add a patch & glowstick for $5
Discounted Scout tickets available in advance with code HauntedScout25

Proceeds support local Scouting camps and programs. Concessions will be available. Gather your Pack, Troop, Crew, Ship (or just your family and friends) and get ready for a hauntingly good time!

Learn more: HauntedHollow.org

09/07/2025

Super excited to see our Scouting friends out on the river today @ Chicago River Paddle. We are looking forward to a great program year!

07/03/2025

“All the wealth of earth and heaven…”

Troop 889 returned to our favorite campsite at Owasippe Scout Reservation. Five first time campers graduated from the Pathfinder program. We made new friends and had some fun. There was swimming and hikes, songs and campfires, cobbler and s’mores!

06/30/2025

Scouting at St Alphonsus Chicago was established in 1922. The troop has been active in the Lakeview neighborhood for over 100 years. In this throwback post, we celebrate the scouts who served before us and share this photo of the first group to attend Owasippe summer camp in 1958.

06/30/2025

Troop 889 ended the 2024-25 school year with a Court of Honor and pizza party on June 10. We're excited to welcome Arrow of Light scouts to the troop and hope that everyone is enjoying their summer!

05/22/2025

05/03/2025

Youth members in the Raptor patrol at the Rainbow Council 🌈 Spring Camporee. It’s a carnival theme. 🍿 🤡

05/02/2025

Troop 889 collected food donations and we delivered it to Nourishing Hope Community Marketplace this week.

Thank you to everyone who participated.

04/23/2025

Troop 889 is participating in the 2025 Scouting for Food service project.

This annual event is a scouting tradition and our group has joined with many others in Chicago and across the country to collect non perishable food from the community and deliver to local food pantries.

If you live in the neighborhood near St Alphonsus church, you may have received a hang tag or a visit from our youth members last night. We will be back next week Tuesday, April 29 to collect donations and will deliver to Nourishing Hope.

Thanks for your support.

Scouting for Food kicks off this weekend—Get ready to make an impact in your community!

On April 26, Scouts across Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana will be out in their neighborhoods distributing doorhangers for Scouting for Food. One week later, on May 3, they’ll return to collect donations of non-perishable, non-expired food items to support local pantries and families in need.

Not signed up this year? No problem!
You can still support the cause by texting “SCOUT4FOOD” to 41444 to make a donation.

Visit https://pathwaytoadventure.org/sff/ for more information!

04/07/2025

What are you doing this summer?
Troop 889 is going to Camp Blackhawk at Owasippe Scout Reservation. We booked our favorite campsite in late June and registration for merit badges and activities opens this Saturday.

Join us for the troop meeting on Tuesday to learn more.

03/02/2025

Troop 889 is out for another adventure at Camp Betz Berrien Springs Michigan. We had fire and we had snow. Luckily we also have a heated cabin. Yes there will be s’mores!