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I'll Go with You: Supporting Youth Through Trauma and Into Trauma-Focused Treatments

Community Seminar Series: Springtime Science 2026
Learn practical, compassionate strategies to help young people heal after difficult experiences.

Traumas are common; we will all experience scary and upsetting events in our lives, and there is…

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Succession Through Shared Ownership: Exploring ESOPs and Employee-Led Transitions

Rural Business Transitions Webinar Series
Examine how ESOPs and other shared-ownership models provide a clearer, more practical framework for succession planning.

This webinar provides a framework for understanding broad-based employee…

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Growing a Butterfly Garden: Illinois Butterflies and Their Host Plants

Four Seasons Gardening Webinar Series
Build a garden that attracts butterflies all season long.

Butterflies use a variety of plants for nectar, but often their caterpillars are more picky.  Learn about the benefits of using native…

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The Memory of Tomorrow: Everyday Memory Slips, Why They Happen, and How to Support Them

Community Seminar Series: Springtime Science 2026
Discover what your everyday memory slips are really telling you and learn how to strengthen them.

Why do we sometimes forget to take our medication, return a phone call, or bring something we meant…

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Wits Fitness

Galesburg
County: Knox
Boost Your Brainpower with Wits Fitness!Ready to keep your mind sharp and your spirits high? Wits Fitness is a fun, engaging class designed to support brain health through interactive activities,…

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State 4-H Awards Banquet

Celebrate our state award winners!

Celebrate our state award winners!

The Illinois 4-H Awards and Scholarship program honors an amazing group of young people who have made 4-H and their…

Gardening on a Budget

Lessons for Living Webinar Series 2026
Learn how to start a container garden that nourishes your body and wallet.

Starting a container garden can benefit your budget and be a fruitful hobby that satisfies your taste buds. Learn about…

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Land Leasing Basics

Legal Training for Illinois Small Farms Webinar Series
Don't let a loose lease delay a farm's growth. 

Leasing farmland is so commonplace that landowners, farmers, and ranchers may only think about the lease itself once things go wrong. Prevent…

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State 4-H Horse Bowl, Horse Speaking, and Hippology Contests

Registration is open!

The 2026 State Horse Contest dates are set!  Contest rules and entry information are now available on the State 4-H website.  

The 4-H state horse judging…

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Business Succession for a Strong Rural Community: Worker Co‑ops as a Transition Strategy

Rural Business Transitions Webinar Series
Learn how worker cooperatives offer a practical, built-in solution to rural business succession.

Rural communities across the country are facing a growing succession crisis as long‑time business…

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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