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Lessons at the Library - Honey and Health: Nature’s Sweet Treat

Cissna Park Community Library
County: Iroquois, Vermilion

Join your fellow community members and friends to participate in a variety of health-related webinars throughout the year with Illinois Extension's Lessons at the Library! No matter your age,…

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Honey and Health: Nature's Sweet Treat

Lessons for Living Webinar Series 2025
Learn more about honey and its benefits.

Honey is nature's perfect gift, produced from the nectar of flowers. There are 320 varieties of honey, which vary in color, odor, and flavor depending on…

brain with squiggly lines all around

Wits Fitness Prophetstown | October

County: Whiteside, Lee, Carroll

Do you wish your brain could be more agile? Is your memory not as sharp as you would like? Engage in interactive activities designed to enhance cognitive function and memory in Wits Fitness Brain…

Brain with squiggles through it

Wits Fitness CGH Sterling | October

County: Whiteside, Lee, Carroll

Engage in interactive activities designed to enhance cognitive function and memory in Wits Fitness Brain Exercises offered by University of Illinois Extension. Classes are held on the second…

Diabetes Clinic - Simmer Up to Soup

County: Livingston, McLean, Woodford
A bowl of homemade soup on a cold winter day can be comforting meal. 

Join Nutrition and Wellness Educator and Registered Dietitian, Jenna Smith, to learn the many types of soup and ways to…

Bird flying over tree tops

Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser

Giant City State Park Indian Creek Trail
County: Jackson, Williamson

Join Master Naturalist, Lily Glaeser, for a leisurely walk in nature to look at birds on October 19 from 8:30-10 a.m. at Giant City State Park Indian Creek Trail: Unnamed Road,, Cobden, IL 62920.…

bat flying, "Rend Lake Pollinator Garden Stewardship Days"

Gardening for Bats

Rend Lake Garden Stewardship Days
County: Williamson, Perry, Randolph, Jackson, Franklin

Join us for a day of garden stewardship, education and fun as we partner with the US Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake Project Office to provide public pollinator garden stewardship…

Close up of a field of gray headed coneflowers.

Native Seed Share

County: McDonough

 Native Seed Share - October 25, 2025 

Join us at Owsley Habitat for a wonderful opportunity to connect with nature and enhance your landscaping! The Native Seed Share is all about…

Colorful brain illustration

Wits Fitness Dixon | October

County: Lee, Whiteside, Carroll

Do you wish your brain could be more agile? Is your memory not as sharp as you would like? Engage in interactive activities designed to enhance cognitive function and memory in Wits Fitness Brain…

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Certified Food Protection Management Course

County: Winnebago
The University of Illinois Extension will offer the Certified Food Protection Manager Course. This two-part class is an accredited American National Standards Institute (ANSI) course that meets the…

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