Illinois, University of, is a state-supported institution with three campuses. One campus is in Urbana-Champaign, the second is in Chicago, and the third is in Springfield. The University of Illinois website at https://www.uillinois.edu/ presents information about the university.
The Urbana-Champaign campus.
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications, the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative, and other research centers are at Urbana-Champaign. Other programs include a graduate college and a number of specialized institutes. The library ranks among the largest university libraries. The campus’s athletic teams are called the Fighting Illini.
The Chicago campus.
The University of Illinois Medical Center and the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law are on the Chicago campus. The Chicago campus includes a sports and entertainment center and other facilities important to the community. Hull House, a national historic landmark, is also there. The campus’s athletic teams are called the Flames.
The Springfield campus.
The Center for State Policy and Leadership provides a special focus on government and public affairs for this campus. The institute directs educational, research, and service programs devoted to solving public problems at national, state, and local levels. The institute shares information with the community through educational forums, publications, electronic media productions, and public radio broadcasts. Athletic teams at the Springfield campus are called the Prairie Stars.
History.
The university was chartered in 1867 and opened in Urbana-Champaign in 1868. The first betatron, a machine that accelerated electrons for nuclear physics experiments, was built there in 1940.
The medical center in Chicago traces its beginnings to the late 1800’s. The university developed several health sciences colleges in the city, which together became the University of Illinois at the Medical Center in 1961. The Chicago Circle campus opened in 1965, with undergraduate and graduate programs. This campus was combined with the medical center in 1982 to create the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 1995, the Illinois state legislature designated the former Sangamon State University in Springfield as a third campus for the University of Illinois.
In 2019, the John Marshall Law School and the University of Illinois at Chicago combined to create the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
