Events

State 4-H Poultry Judging Contest

Participation:  A county may enter any number of 4-H participants. A county team may be, made up of three or four contestants with no limit on the number of teams or individuals. The scores…

Preserving Practice Pressure Canning - Green Beans

Yes, You CAN!
County: Winnebago
If you find yourself with a bumper crop of green beans, consider preserving them and enjoying them throughout the coming year. Green beans can be dehydrated, frozen, pickled, or canned for long-term…

Multi-County Dog Show

County: Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, Ogle, Whiteside

Join the fun and cheer on 4-Hers and their canine companions as they demonstrate their showmanship skills! Morning check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. with the show beginning at 9:00 a.m. Check-in for…

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4-H Memorial Camp Summer Session IV

Registration opens in late January/early February!

Adventure awaits you at every turn at 4-H Memorial Camp. Every day is packed with activities that will challenge you to try new and exciting…

Financial Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults

Lessons for Living Series 2024
Learn how to prepare for financial emergencies, plan, recover, and rebuild.

Disasters and other emergencies can disrupt your finances and your sense of normal. In this session, you will learn…

Financial Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults

Lessons for Living Series 2024
Learn how to prepare for financial emergencies, plan, recover, and rebuild.

Disasters and other emergencies can disrupt your finances and your sense of normal. In this session, you will learn…

Keys to Financial Security

Money Basics Webinar Series 2024
Gain tools to improve financial well-being

Do you feel your financial plan needs a refresh? Financial planning can be short-term, long-term, or ideally both. Discover smart steps to focus on your…

Compassion Fatigue: The Cost of Caring for Others

Thinking, Learning, Caring Webinar Series 2024
Learn strategies to overcome compassion fatigue and embrace self-care

In our field of work, we often prioritize others' needs at our own expense, forgetting that our needs are important too.…

Wits Fitness: Brain Exercise Class | Oregon

County: Ogle

Wish your brain could be more agile? Is your memory not as sharp as you would like? Join University of Illinois Educator, Kara Schweitzer, as she leads participants through interactive…

Companion Planting: Bountiful and Beautiful Together

Four Seasons Gardening Webinar Series
Growing specific plant pairs together can add benefits to the whole garden. 

Discover plant partnerships that offer strategies to break up heavy soils, combat weeds and disease, lure pests…