University of Illinois Extension

The Green Communities Trees Program will coordinate the planting of 1,025 trees across more than 40 counties in Illinois. Woodford County is looking for volunteers to plant 25 of its own.

Unity Cupboard has increased its supply from Midwest Food Bank and received a truck from U-Haul to keep up with increased demand.

A University of Illinois Extension program next month will help you demystify the Generational Gap – especially around communication. It's set for Oct. 15 at the Carlock Public Library.

WGLT visits a family from Carlock that's getting ready for the McLean County 4-H Show, which begins Wednesday. They're showing chickens, vegetables, a young calf, Lego creations, and more.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s [SNAP] education program, SNAP-Ed, will come to an end in Illinois, according to the University of Illinois Extension.

The University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners program is marking 50 years of operation in McLean and surrounding counties. The program teaches volunteers research-based gardening skills to take back to their communities.

The new director for the University of Illinois Extension in McLean, Livingston and Woodford counties says she wants to offer agriculture and consumer education in more rural communities.

Jenna Smith is a nutrition and wellness educator with University of Illinois Extension based in Bloomington. She guides would-be food entrepreneurs and actually helped shape some recent changes to Illinois’ Home-to-Market law.

The University of Illinois Extension office has named a new interim director for McLean, Livingston and Woodford counties.

Adopting a $127 million budget for McLean County government proved to be one of the final acts in office for more than one-third of the McLean County Board.