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El Paseo Community Garden is not just growing food, it's growing leaders and community
Paula Acevedo talks quickly and passionately pointing left and right as we walk through El Paseo Community Garden...
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Joy Project promotes mental, emotional, and social health
Stop for a moment, take a deep breath, and answer the question: What brings you joy? After the year we’ve all had, this might be a...
Let 4-H carry you to what comes next
For 1,347 4-H members, the next few days will bring the end of high school and the beginning of what comes next. What comes next may mean new homes...
Be like Mike: Orbiting the moon 50 years ago
The July 21, 1969 issue of The Columbia Missourian said this about Michael Collins, third astronaut joining Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong...
Growing tomorrow's leaders starts right at home in Logan County
Sometimes, the best teachers are those who once learned the same lessons in the same setting. 4-H alumna Rachel Skelton, who currently serves on the...
Kind gesture by older 4-H member leads to positive experience for youth
Eric's pony was being a typical pony on show day; stubborn. For two years, Eric struggled to find common ground with his pony. The pony didn't do...
4-H member is published author, app developer, philanthropist
Some members do 4-H projects, then there is Anthony Warmack's version of a 4-H project. For years, he has made environmental sciences his passion....
Getting Personal: 4-H is changing lives
Illinois 4-H strives to teach life skills. Sometimes those life skills may seem very simple to us, but are truly life changing. Read these words from...

News Releases

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Art and culture: A path to progress and community development
URBANA, Ill. — Artists, arts organizations and collectives, and arts activities, in general, can play a valuable role in economic and social development, as well as in the long-term sustainability of communities. Creating artistic spaces fosters connections across sectors to improve physical and...
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4-H senior makes COVID-themed duct tape prom dress
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ill. – When Illinois 4-H member Peyton Manker started designing a prom dress made with duct tape in January, the high school senior thought it would be a fun challenge and possibly win her a scholarship. A few months later, the...
Rhonda Mueller receiving office support award
Help begins at Extension's front door
URBANA, Ill. – Office support staff in local Extension offices connect residents with resources to solve their problems. These staff are often the first people the public meets at the local office and the voice they hear on the phone. University of Illinois Extension recently honored two...
Lesa Peterson receiving an award from Extension Director Shelly Nickols-Richardson
Pursuing excellence: Staff named Extension’s best
URBANA, Ill. – University of Illinois Extension serves as a statewide network with a presence in every Illinois county, linking communities, businesses, and the public to the intensive research and resources of the university and its partners. Extension’s 650 staff members live in the...

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