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Events

Step Up and Lead - Hancock County Leadership Conference

December 22, 2025

County

Hancock

4-H Junior Leadership Conference

March 7, 2026 - March 8, 2026

Blog Posts

When 4-H really matters

September 27, 2016

Life-changing. It isn't a term I use lightly or often. It loses its power when used carelessly, yet today, today, I can use no other word to...

Cheers to the green and white

September 29, 2017

October 1 starts the biggest week in 4-H, National 4-H Week. 4-H membership is 6 million strong across the country, with more than 25 million alumni...

News Releases

October 27, 2025

Lifelong leader becomes Illinois Extension’s new 4-H assistant dean and director
URBANA, Ill. — University of Illinois Extension’s 4-H program is celebrating a new era of statewide impact with the announcement of Kevin...

Matthew Vann, Illinois Extension Associate Dean and Director, wears a blue vest over a light blue button -up shirt

August 18, 2025

University of Illinois Extension announces NC State agricultural leader as its new director
URBANA, Ill. — Matthew Vann has been named the new associate dean and director of University of Illinois Extension, the flagship public engagement organization housed in...

Graphic of four photos of new staff members

June 6, 2025

Extension invests in sustainability with growing natural resources, environment, energy team
URBANA, Ill. — Change is constant in both the human and natural world — birds migrate, rivers change course, and winds shift. Helping people navigate those changes is a cornerstone of University of Illinois Extension’s mission. To support that cause...

June 5, 2025

Northern Illinois Extension leader to serve in interim associate dean and director role
URBANA, Ill. — Bringing nearly 20 years of University of Illinois Extension experience, Durriyyah Kemp has been tapped to serve as the organization’s interim associate dean...

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