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Access food near you

Use the Find Food Illinois map to locate places in your community offering free food or meals. You also can find stores and markets that accept SNAP/LINK or WIC coupons. 

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Find webinars you want

Illinois Extension is offering free or low-cost webinars with both seasonal and everyday content. Check them out!

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Explore youth programs

Want to check out 4-H for your family? Fill out an interest form and see what's coming up this month.

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News Releases
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4-H invites families to fall open house events
ST. CHARLES, Ill. – Each fall, Illinois 4-H kicks off a new year, and to celebrate, local 4-H programs host open house events in DuPage, Kane, and Kendall counties.4-H Youth Development programs focus on building leadership, citizenship, and life skills. In the coming weeks, join our...
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Drought is intensifying across Illinois
An extremely dry end to summer and start to fall has intensified the ongoing drought in central and southern Illinois and increased the fire and blowing dust risk as we approach harvest, according to Illinois State Climatologist...
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Illinois Extension to host inaugural Stormwater Leadership Summit
URBANA, Ill. — Illinois communities are facing more stormwater challenges due to larger storm events creating water quantity issues, infrastructure mitigation needs, and a lack of resources protecting water quality for all communities. To address this, University of Illinois Extension is...

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