Illinois Geographic Bee participants

Area students participating in Friday's Illinois Geographic Bee

Northwest Cook CountyPeter Janus, Arlington Heights

Joseph Shepherd, Arlington Heights

Liam Starnes, Barrington

Peter Chmiel, Barrington

Govind Prabhakar, Buffalo Grove

James Hanafee, Des Plaines

Sebastian Frank, Hoffman Estates

Matthew Leoschke, Mount Prospect

Vikas Reddy, Palatine

Varun Cidambi, Palatine

Quintin Peterson, Rolling Meadows

Shyam Sai, Rolling Meadows

Shaan Thakkar, Schaumburg

Lake CountyJeremy Knickrehm, Antioch

Caroline Wygant, Grayslake

Joshua Smoron, Gurnee

Sebastian Aria, Highland Park

Jawaad Farooqui, Lake Villa

Luke Schaefer, Lake Zurich

Ethan Hertzler, Libertyville

Jack Nicholson, Libertyville

Praneet Rathi, Lincolnshire

Albert Madrzyk, Vernon Hills

DuPage CountyShobhit Singh, Aurora

Ava Nix, Clarendon Hills

John Cagney, Downers Grove

Jeffrey Gaydos, Downers Grove

Hunter Collins, Downers Grove

Michael Cleary, Downers Grove

Seth Buikema, Elmhurst

Luke Rozmus, Elmhurst

Michael Zima, Glen Ellyn

Jack Emerson, Glen Ellyn

Tanya Iyer, Lisle

Kevin Li, Naperville

Justin Osburn, Naperville

Thomas Buwick, Naperville

Aryaman Rajnish, Naperville

Aditlya Badlani, Oak Brook

Ryan Nelson, Roselle

Joseph Kipp, Wheaton

Alexandra Grindeanu, Willowbrook

Dan Weber, Winfield

McHenry CountyAdam Loch, Cary

Lucas Urbanski, Crystal Lake

Lukas Bettich, Crystal Lake

Jack Lotito, Crystal Lake

Devarsi Rawal, Crystal Lake

Kane CountyMadeline Burke, West Dundee