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2026 Healthy Living Challenge
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Healthy Living Challenge

Grab a calendar and join us for this year long event
Join us for a healthy challenge for youth ages 5-18!  Sign up to receive your Healthy Living Calendar. 
 Each month, there is a coloring sheet for you to complete at your own…

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Wee Nats

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County: Stephenson
Learn about nature at Wee Nats (Wee Naturalists), a fun interactive program for youth ages 4-7. Youth will learn about different environmental education topics through a story, activity, craft, and…

Dementia Friends - Group of older adults playing Jenga

Dementia Friends at Catlin Public Library

Winter Wellness Miniseries
County: Vermilion

Join Family Life Educator Emily Harmon for Dementia Friends on Wednesday, January 7th, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Catlin Public Library (101 Mapleleaf Dr, Catlin, IL 61817). 

 

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Houseplant Care Class | Oregon

County: Ogle
Love houseplants but not sure how to keep them happy? Join us for a free and fun class on houseplant care! Learn tips and tricks to help your indoor plants thrive all year long—from watering and…
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Afterschool Networking Group Meeting

County: Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell

Each month staff from any type of afterschool program are invited to this professional networking opportunity. The monthly meetings are designed to focus on resource sharing, connecting agencies…

4-H Theatre Arts and Public Speaking workshop

County: Bond, Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Washington

Unlock your creativity. Find your voice. Shine on stage!

Are you ready to step into the spotlight? Join our fun and interactive Theatre Arts & Public Speaking Workshop — designed…

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Frosting Fun written on a green background with sprinkles and a 4-H piping bag
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Frosting Fun SPIN Club

County: Lee

Join the Frosting Fun SPIN Club for a hands-on experience in food decorating! This club will meet every Saturday from 9-11 AM, starting January 10 through February 28, providing youth with the…

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Pyramid State Park Winter Hike and Bird

County: Perry

Pyramid State Park is the largest state park in Illinois at almost 20,000 acres. The land was formerly strip-mined and reclaimed as forest, grassland, and ponds and is now home to a diversity of…

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winter greenery
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Seeds in the Snow- Sterling

County: Whiteside, Carroll, Lee

Just because it's cold out, doesn't mean you have to stop thinking about gardening! Join us on the second Monday of the month, January-March at the Sterling Public Library to prepare some seeds…

Looking into a side view of soybean plants growing in soil with below soil level roots exposed

Peoria Agronomy Summit

2026 Illinois Extension Agronomy Summits
Strengthen farm management decisions by attending the Peoria Agronomy Summit 

University of Illinois Extension is holding the Peoria Agronomy Summit this winter to provide producers with the…

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College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences Illinois Extension

101 Mumford Hall (MC-710)

1301 W. Gregory Dr.

Urbana, IL 61801

Email: extension@illinois.edu

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