Illinois Extension experts provide researchbased knowledge for life’s everyday problems.

Life has a tendency to throw you a curve-ball when you least expect it. Illinois Extension is here to help.

With offices and staff in Grundy, Kankakee, and Will counties, our Extension unit provides local practical education you can trust to help people, businesses and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future. Our staff work within the communities that they serve, working in conjunction with our statewide network of top-notch experts as we provide research-based resources and programming to the people of our communities.

While harnessing the power of the University of Illinois, we empower our communities to educate and create innovative solutions to impact the people we serve. We innovate, educate, and create impact.