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Events

4-H Building Bricks Challenge Series: November Challenge

November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025

Fall Community Tree Planting Workshop | Macomb

November 1, 2025

Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body: The Key to Total Wellness

November 5, 2025

Adult Mental Health First Aid for the Agricultural Community

November 5, 2025 - November 6, 2025

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October 30, 2025

Master Naturalists connect through community and conservation at annual conference
OGLESBY, Ill. — Of all the state parks in Illinois, Starved Rock has the most visitors, and this October, it also welcomed University of Illinois Extension’s Master Naturalists to explore and learn together. Against a backdrop of migrating pelicans floating in the Illinois River at the base...

A deer jumping into a road in front of a car on a foggy morning

October 30, 2025

Time change raises risk of driver collisions with wildlife
URBANA, Ill. — This Sunday at 2 a.m. Central Standard Time, daylight saving time will end, with clocks set back one hour. One of the most noticeable effects of “falling back” is that people will find themselves driving home from work or for after-school activities as the sun sets, putting them...

October 27, 2025

Lifelong leader becomes Illinois Extension’s new 4-H assistant dean and director
URBANA, Ill. — University of Illinois Extension’s 4-H program is celebrating a new era of statewide impact with the announcement of Kevin...

Michael Galloway poses in front of his rabbits and an award ribbon

October 24, 2025

‘I am autistic and rabbit shows helped me:’ Showing livestock to be ‘Beyond Ready’ for life
MORRIS, Ill. – The 4-H program, Illinois’ largest youth development organization administered by University of Illinois Extension, prepares youth to be...

A field overtaken by the invasive plant Sericea lespedeza

October 24, 2025

Nine new invasive species regulated in Illinois with expansion of Exotic Weeds Act
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The forests and prairies of Illinois have a new line of defense against harmful non-native plants. On Oct. 1, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources added nine more invasive plants to the list of species that are illegal to buy,...

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