Serving Cook County

Announcements and Highlights

Cook County Extension suspends regular office hours

University of Illinois Extension has suspended normal office hours at all offices. Our staff is working remotely. ALL face-to-face events through May 31, 2020, have been cancelled, suspended, or transitioned to online delivery.

Everyone's Mental Health Matters

New website sheds light on mental health and provides resources, tools, and strategies to address challenges that individuals might be facing.

Schools Online

Illinois Extension is well positioned to help parents and teachers dive more deeply into relevant and interesting curriculum areas.

Community Compost Collection Events

Join us for a series of Compost Collection Events in Chicagoland: April 24, May 8, May 22, June 26

Wellness Wednesdays

Join University of Illinois Extension Community Health Team for a 6-week webinar series to promote mental wellbeing and physical wellness. Wellness Wednesdays will be offered from 9:15am-10:00am every other week starting in February.

La Salud de Todos Importa

El nuevo sitio web informa sobre la salud mental y proporciona recursos, herramientas y estrategias para abordar los desafíos que las personas o sus seres queridos podrían estar enfrentando.

Click here to order Wits Workout

Wits Workout is a peer-reviewed, pilot tested, brain health resource tool developed to assist leaders who provide programming to older adults in community settings.

Conservation @ Home

Cook County recognizes and certifies properties that demonstrate environmentally sound landscape practices. Register your home or school today!

Ask a Master Gardener

Get Ready for the Gardening Season! The University of Illinois Extension: Cook County has a team of Master Gardeners ready to answer your gardening questions

Cook County Master Gardener Interest List

Register to be added to our future MG training interest list.

Community Health at your fingertips

Extension's Community Health Team shares information through this blog to educate communities, prevent illness, and inspire healthy behaviors.

Juntos 4-H in Cook County

Juntos 4-H works on strengthening community partners to provide Latino 8-12th grade students and their parents with knowledge, skills, and resources to prevent youth from dropping out and to encourage families to work together to gain higher education.

Trauma Informed Care for Teachers

This is an introduction to trauma, compassion, and resiliency. Teachers also learn strategies for building a compassionate classroom. We want to deliver this workshop at your school.

Health Rocks!

Health Rocks! is a 4‑H Healthy Living program for youngsters ages 8 to 14 to bring youth, families, and communities together to reduce tobacco, alcohol, and drug providing them with the skills to make healthy decisions.

Smart Cents

The overall goal of 4-H Smart Cents is to increase the ability of youth to make informed decisions about financial health while strengthening their use of social and emotional skills necessary for success as they grow into responsible adults.

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