Capital: Springfield
Motto: State sovereignty, national union
Nickname: Prairie State
Origin of name: Unknown.
10 largest cities (1994):
Chicago, 2,731,743;
Rockford, 143,263;
Peoria, 112,878;
Aurora, 112,313;
Springfield, 105,938;
Naperville, 101,163;
Elgin, 85,339;
Decatur, 83,105;
Joliet, 79,492;
Arlington Heights Village, 77,438
Land area (rank): 55,593 sq mi. (143,987 sq km) (24)
Geographic center: In Logan County 28 mi. NE of Springfield
Number of counties: 102
Largest county (1995 pop. est.): Cook, 5,136,877
1997 resident population est.: 11,895,849
1990 resident census population (rank): 11,430,602 (6th largest in the United States)
Male: 5,552,233; Female: 5,878,369.
White: 8,952,978 (78.3%); Black: 1,694,273 (14.8%); Hispanic: 904,446 (7.9%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 285,311 (2.5%); Other race: 476,204 (4.2%).
1990 percent population under 18: 25.8; 65 and over: 12.6; median age: 32.8
REGIONAL OFFICES: USA VOLLEYBALL GREAT LAKES REGION (GL) Lea Wagner 1635 Greenleaf Des Plains, IL 60018 847/297-3419(h); 847/827-2811(fax) e-mail: lwagnerglr@aol.com - Lea Wagner e-mail: smithglrvb@aol.com - Donna Smith Web Site: http://www.greatlakesvolleyball.org USA VOLLEYBALL GATEWAY REGION (GW) Tim Neels 213 N. Waters Perryville, MO, 63775 314/547-2906(h); 314/547-2906(fax) e-mail: neels@gatewayvb.org Gateway Region Office: Donna Mayer 10075 Bauer Rd, St. Louis, MO 63128 314/849-1221; 314/849-7865(fax) e-mail: info@gatewayvb.org Web Site: http://www.gatewayvb.org
In Illinois, in 1996-1997 school year; 684 high schools fielded girls teams with 22,406 girls representing those schools, and 102 high schools fielded boys teams with 3,424 boys representing those schools.
Illinois High School Association (IHSA)
State Championships for Girls Volleyball (since 1974) and Boys Volleyball (since 1992).
ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
2715 McGraw Drive
(PO Box 2715)
Bloomington, Illinois 61702-2715
309-663-6377
309.663.7479 - FAX
WWW: http://www.ihsa.org/
DIVISION I - WOMENS
University of Illinois Champaign IL 61820 Northern Illinois University De Kalb IL 60115-2854 Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 Bradley University Peoria IL 61625 Chicago State University Chicago IL 60628-1598 Illinois State University Normal IL 61761 Northeastern Illinois Univ. Chicago IL 60625-4699 Southern Illinois University Carbondale IL 62901 Western Illinois University Macomb IL 61455 De Paul University Chicago IL 60604-2287 Eastern Illinois University Charleston IL 61920-3099 Univ. of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL 60607 Loyola University Chicago IL 60611
DIVISION II - WOMENS
LEWIS UNIVERSITY ROMEOVILLE IL 60446 QUINCY UNIVERSITY QUINCY IL 62301-2699 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE IL 62026 COLLEGE OF ST. FRANCIS JOLIET IL 60435
DIVISION III - WOMEN
Augustana College (IL) Rock Island IL 61201-2296 Aurora University Aurora IL 60506 Benedictine University Lisle IL 60532-0900 University of Chicago Chicago IL 60637 Concordia University (IL) River Forest IL 60305-1499 Elmhurst College Elmhurst IL 60126 Eureka College Eureka IL 61530-0280 Greenville College Greenville IL 62246 Illinois College Jacksonville IL 62650-2299 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington IL 61702-2900 Knox College Galesburg IL 61401 Lake Forest College Lake Forest IL 60045 Millikin University Decatur IL 62522-2084 Monmouth College (IL) Monmouth IL 61462-1998 North Central College Naperville IL 60566-7063 North Park University Chicago IL 60625-4895 Rockford College Rockford IL 61108-2393 Wheaton College (IL) Wheaton IL 60187-5593 Blackburn College Carlinville IL 62626 Mac Murray College Jacksonville IL 62650-2590 Principia College Elsah IL 62028
DIVISION I - MEN
Loyola University Chicago IL 60611
DIVISION II - MEN
Lewis University Romeoville IL 60446 Quincy University Quincy IL 62301-2699