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Focus on safety to prevent accidents during busy harvest season

URBANA, Ill. — Harvest season is beginning across the state, and for farmers, this means early mornings, long days, and the potential for exhaustion that can lead to accidents...
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Extension empowers youth, new educator serving Northern Illinois

URBANA, Ill — For over 100 years, Illinois 4-H has been empowering youth for the future as the state’s largest out-of-school program. As the flagship youth program of University of Illinois, expert youth development staff are utilized to guide these positive interactions...
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Teaching youth to cook: Teen teaching is the name of the game for Illinois Extension

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – This summer, teens from Kankakee and Will counties converged in Bourbonnais for a two-month intensive training led by University of Illinois Extension 4-H called Teen Teachers.  The goal? ...
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Counting for Dollars: Census 2020 Free Local Government Education Webinar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE University of Illinois Extension will host a free webinar to educate the public on how to ensure an accurate count for the upcoming decennial census, an issue on which billions of dollars of federal funding for everyday government expenditures is hinged. The...

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