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Grand Holiday Gift Showcase

A watercolor painting of a rainbow-colored heart on white paper, with a watercolor paint set and brushes on a blue wooden table.

Holiday gifting is upon us! The 4-H Creative Collective Art Ambassadors challenge 4-H youth ages 5-18 to share their handmade holiday gifts in the Grand Holiday Gift Showcase. Entries…

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2026 Certified Food Protection Manager Course

Champaign Session
County: Champaign

University of Illinois Extension is offering a one-day Certified Food Protection Manager course at the Champaign County Extension office (801 N Country Fair Dr, Champaign, IL 61821) on December 1…

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Meditation Mornings

County: Cook

Join University of Illinois Extension Educator Michele Crawford for Meditation Mornings. This free virtual series consists of fifteen-minute guided meditation sessions held every Monday, Wednesday…

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4-H Night with the Chicago Wolves

County: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Grundy, Will, Boone, DeKalb, Ogle, Kankakee

Come with your 4-H family and friends for a fun day at Allstate Arena to experience the Chicago Wolves in action on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m. 

Special group rate tickets: $22.21 each (…

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Urban Farm Skills School

Farm Financial Foundations: Balance Sheets
County: Cook
Financial Foundations for Success

 Want to better understand your farm's finances and make more confident decisions?
This hands-on workshop series will help urban and small-scale…
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Level Up Your Leadership: Illinois 4-H State Ambassador Info Night

Illinois 4-H State Ambassador Teams give youth ages 13–19 the opportunity to take their 4-H experience to the next level. Ambassadors develop leadership skills, build connections with youth from…

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December Gardening

County: Kankakee

Get a head start on your garden... during winter! Learn how winter sowing uses the season’s natural conditions to help seeds grow, explore the benefits of this simple gardening technique, and…

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Urban Ag Skills School

Farm Financial Foundations - In Person WorkGroup
County: Cook
Want to better understand your farm's finances and make more confident decisions?
This hands-on workshop series will help urban and small-scale growers learn how to:
Identify which crops are…

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Urban Ag Skills School

Production Planning - Virtual Session
County: Cook
Virtual Webinars:
Part 1A: November 30 from 6 - 7:30 pm. Vegetable Production Planning using Excel
Part 1B: December 14 from 6 - 7:30 pm. Vegetable Production Planning using Excel 
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The Christmas Garden Affair

Beyond the Garden Gate Bookclub
Join us as we read: 'The Christmas Garden Affair' by Ann Ripley

A holiday gardening conference turns deadly when a television garden host is murdered. Gardening personality and amateur sleuth…