List of Illinois High School Association member conferences

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The following is a list of Illinois High School Association member conferences. Schools that belong to these conferences compete with each other on a local level in athletics and non-athletic activities. As of the 2023-24 school year, there are 70 conferences within the IHSA.

Current Conferences

Apollo Conference
Big Northern Conference
Big Twelve Conference
Black Diamond Conference
Cahokia Conference (contains three divisions)
Central Illinois Conference
Central State Eight Conference
Central Suburban League (contains two divisions)
Chicago Catholic League (contains two divisions)
Chicago Prep Conference
Chicago Public High School League (contains ten divisions)
Chicagoland Christian Conference
DuKane Conference
DuPage Valley Conference
East Central Illinois Conference
East Suburban Catholic Conference
Egyptian Illini Conference
Fox Valley Conference
Gateway Metro Conference
Girls Catholic Athletic Conference
Greater Egyptian Conference
Heart of Illinois Conference
Illini Prairie Conference
Illinois Central Eight Conference
Independent School League
Inter County Athletic Conference
Interstate Eight Conference
Kishwaukee River Conference
Lake Shore Athletic Conference
Lincoln Prairie Conference
Lincoln Trail Conference
Little Illini Conference
Little Okaw Valley Conference
Little Ten Conference
Metropolitan Prep Conference
Mid-Illini Conference
Midland Trail Conference
Mid-Suburban League (contains two divisions)
Mississippi Valley Conference
MSM Conference
National Trail Conference
Noble Athletic Conference
North Suburban Conference
Northeastern Athletic Conference
Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10)
Northern Lake County Conference
Northwest Upstate Illini Conference (contains two divisions)
Pike County Conference
Prairieland Conference
River Valley Conference
Sangamo Conference
South Central Conference (Illinois)
South Egyptian Conference
South Seven Conference
South Suburban Conference
Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference (with Mississippi and Ohio River divisions)
Southland Athletic Conference
Southwest Prairie Conference (contains two divisions)
Southwest Suburban Conference
Southwestern Conference
Three Rivers Conference
Tomahawk Conference (Illinois)
Tri-County Conference
Upstate Eight Conference (contains two divisions)
Vermilion Valley Conference
West Central Conference
West Suburban Conference (contains two divisions)
Western Big 6 Conference
Western Illinois Valley Conference (contains two divisions)

Former conferences

Ambraw Valley Conference (1945-1955)
Big 8 (1980-1995)
Big Rivers Conference (football-only) (1999-2012)
Bi-County Conference (1917-1919)
Bi-County Conference (1970s-1998)
Blackhawk Conference (West) (1934-1990)
Blackhawk Conference (North) (1947-1972)
Bureau Valley Conference (1970s-1990s)
Capitol Conference (1964-1982)
Cenois Conference (1963-1969)
Central Conference (1956-1958)
Central Egyptian Conference (1929-1940)
Chicagoland Prep Conference (1961-1969)
Coal Belt Conference (1946-1956)
Cook County High School League (1889–1913)
Corn Belt Conference (1950–2017)
Des Plaines Valley Conference (1963-1985)
East Okaw Conference (1981-1995)
Eastern Illinois Conference (1952-1969)
Four Rivers Conference (2000-2006)
Fox Valley Conference (1952-1966)
Gateway East Conference (1979-1983)
Greater Midwestern Conference (1983-1986)
Heartland Conference (Illinois) (1978-1982)
Heart of Illinois Conference (1970s) (1972–1978)
Illini Central Conference (1985-1998)
Illini 8 Conference (1966-1981)
Illini Valley Conference (North Central) (1970-1972)
Illini Valley Conference (South Central) (1928-1973)
Illio Conference (1952-1975)
Illowa Conference (1952-1974)
Indian Valley Conference (1976-1994)
Iroquois Conference (1970s-1980s)
Kane County Conference (????-1917)
Kankakee Valley Conference (1950-1979)
La Moine Valley Conference (1952-1967)
Little 6 Conference (1952–1975)
Little 7 Conference (1921–1995)
Little 8 Conference (North Central) (1921–1975)
Little 8 Conference (Far North) (1920s–1980)
Little 8 Conference (Northeast) (1919–19??)
Little 8 Conference (Northwest) (1918–192?)
Little 8 Conference (Southwest) (????–????)
Little Egypt Conference (1960s-1970s)
Little Five Conference (1923-1939)
Little Four Conference (19??'s-1948)
Meridian Conference (Central Illinois) (1959-1993)
Meridian Conference (Northern Illinois) (????-????)
Metro Catholic Conference (1960-1965)
Metro Suburban Conference (2006-2024)
Mid Northern Conference (1972-1995)
Mid-South Conference (1983-2008)
Mid-State Conference (1944-1997)
Mid-State Six Conference (196?-2015)
Midwest Conference (1948-1970)
Midwestern Conference (1952-1970)
Mississippi Valley Conference (1957-1968)
New Salem Conference
North Central Illinois Conference (1929-2011)
North Egypt Conference (1938-2003)
North Shore Conference (1904-1914)
North Six Conference (1939-1946)
Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference (2010-2018)
Northwest Conference (1963-1974)
Northwest Illinois Conference (NWIC) (1974-1996)
Northwest 7 Conference (1972-1973)
Northwest 8 Conference (1977-1990)
Northwest Suburban Conference (1925-1997)
Okaw Valley Conference (1950s-2017)
Olympic Conference (1976-2010)
PMSC Conference (1961-1973)
Prairie State Conference (1985-????)
Quad Cities Metro Conference (1950-1977)
River Trails Conference (1990-1995)
Rock River (Valley) Conference (1924-1948)
Route 72 Conference (1952-1972)
Sangamon Valley Conference (1948-2021)
SHARK Conference (1946-1982)
SICA — (South Inter-Conference Association, dissolved 2006)
Southeast Suburban Conference (1962-1972)
Southern Conference (IHSA) (????-????)
Southern Illini Conference (1957-1974)
Southern Illini Conference (1986-1993)
Southwest Egyptian Conference (????-1993)
Spoon River Conference (1959-1985)
Stephenson County Conference (1958-1963) (Renamed "Northwest Illinois Conference")
Suburban Catholic Conference (1960-1973)
Suburban Catholic Conference (2009-2015)
Suburban League (1913–1975)
Suburban Prairie Conference (1995-2005)
SWANI Conference (1946-1953)
Tollway Athletic Conference
Trailblazer Conference (1982-1984)
Tri State Conference (1932-1935)
Two Rivers Conference (19??-1958)
United Conference (1958-1963)
Upstate Illini Conference (1974-1976)
Upstate Illini Conference (1991-2000)
US Grant Conference (1950-1958)
Vermilion Valley Conference (1950-1981)
Wauseca Conference (1928-1989)
West Prairie Trail Conference
Western Area Conference (1974-1996)
Western Athletic Conference (1908-1921)
Western Sun Conference (2006-2010)
Western Suburban Athletic Conference (1903-1910)
Western Suburban Catholic Conference (1974-1988)
Wilco Conference (1959-1973)
Wil-Ro-Kee Conference (1954-1959) (Renamed "Kankakee Valley Conference" in 1960)

External links

v t e Illinois High School Association
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Special co-ed activities	Wheelchair basketball Three-Point Showdown Spirit
Emerging sports	Boys' and Girls' Lacrosse Dance Team
Athletic conferences	Apollo Big Northern Big Twelve Black Diamond Cahokia Central Illinois Central State Eight Central Suburban Chicago Catholic Chicago Prairie Chicago Prep Chicago Public Chicagoland Christian DuKane DuPage Valley East Central Illinois East Suburban Catholic Egyptian Illini Fox Valley Gateway Metro Girls Catholic Greater Egyptian Heart of Illinois Illini Prairie Illinois Central Eight Independent School Inter County Interstate Eight Kishwaukee River Lake Shore Lincoln Prairie Lincoln Trail Little Illini Little Okaw Valley Little Ten Metropolitan Prep Mid-Illini Mid-Suburban Midland Trail Mississippi Valley MSM National Trail Noble League North Suburban Northeastern Northern Illinois Northern Lake County Northwest Upstate Illini Pike County Prairieland River Valley Sangamo South Central South Egyptian South Seven South Suburban Southern Illinois River-to-River Southland Southwest Prairie Southwest Suburban Southwestern Three Rivers Tomahawk Tri-County Upstate Eight Vermilion Valley West Central West Suburban Western Big 6 Western Illinois Valley
Former conferences	Ambraw Valley Bi-County Big 8 Big Rivers Blackhawk B.L.P. Bureau Valley Capitol Cenois Chartres Central Egyptian Conference Coal Belt Coal Valley Corn Belt Cook County Des Plaines East Okaw Eastern Illinois Four Rivers Heart of Illinois (1970s) Illini 8 Illini Central Illini Valley Indian Valley Kankakee Valley La Moine Valley Little 6 Little 7 Little 8 Metro Suburban Mid-Northern Mid State Mid-State Six Midwest Midwestern New Salem North Central Illinois North Egypt Northern Illinois Big 12 Northwest 8 Northwestern Illinois Northwest Suburban Okaw Valley Olympic Quad Cities Metro Private School League Rock River Valley Route 72 Sangamon Valley SHARK South Inter-Athletic Southern Illini Southwest Egyptian Spoon River Stephenson County Suburban Suburban Christian Suburban Prairie Tollway Upstate Illini US Grant Wauseca West Prairie Trail Western Area Western Sun Wilco

v t e Black Diamond Conference
Eastern Division	Carmi-White County Bulldogs Eldorado Eagles Fairfield Mules Hamilton County Foxes Johnston City Indians Vienna Eagles
Western Division	Chester Yellow Jackets Christopher Bearcats Elverado Falcons Goreville Blackcats Sesser-Valier Red Devils Trico Pioneers Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes
Former members	Carbondale University Lynxes Cairo Pilots Carterville Lions Elkville Bluebirds Sesser Red Devils Zeigler Purple Tornadoes
Related articles	Coal Belt Conference

v t e Central Suburban League
North Division	Deerfield Glenbrook North Highland Park Maine East Maine West Vernon Hills
South Division	Evanston Glenbrook South Maine South New Trier Niles West Niles North

v t e Chicago Catholic League
Aurora Central Brother Rice De La Salle DePaul College Prep Fenwick IC Catholic Prep Leo Loyola Academy Marmion Academy Montini Mount Carmel Providence Providence St. Mel St. Francis St. Francis de Sales St. Ignatius St. Laurence St. Rita

Chicago Public League

v t e Northwest Upstate Illini Conference
North Division	Aquin Dakota Durand Lena-Winslow Orangeville Pearl City Pecatonica
South Division	Amboy Ashton-Franklin Center Eastland Fulton Forreston Milledgeville Polo West Carroll
West Division	East Dubuque Galena River Ridge Scales Mound Stockton Warren

v t e Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference (SIRR)
Mississippi Division (Small Schools)	Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats Carterville Lions Du Quoin Indians Nashville Hornets Pinckneyville Panthers Sparta Bulldogs
Ohio Division (Large Schools)	Benton Rangers West Frankfort Redbirds Harrisburg Bulldogs Herrin Tigers Massac County Patriots Murphysboro Red Devils

v t e Upstate Eight Conference
West Division	Bartlett East Aurora Elgin Larkin South Elgin Streamwood West Aurora
East Division	Elmwood Park Fenton Glenbard East Glenbard South Ridgewood Riverside-Brookfield West Chicago

v t e West Suburban Conference
Silver Division	Downers Grove North Glenbard West Hinsdale Central Lyons Township Oak Park River Forest Proviso West York
Gold Division	Addison Trail Downers Grove South Leyden Hinsdale South Morton Proviso East Willowbrook

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v t e Mid-Suburban League
East Division	Buffalo Grove Elk Grove Hersey Prospect Rolling Meadows Wheeling
West Division	Barrington Conant Fremd Hoffman Estates Palatine Schaumburg

v t e Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference
East Division	DeKalb Kaneland Morris Sycamore Yorkville
West Division	Rochelle Geneseo LaSalle-Peru Ottawa Sterling