The University of Illinois Springfield's Prairie Stars compete in the NCAA's Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference. Men's teams compete in basketball, golf, soccer, and tennis, and women's teams compete in these four sports as well as softball and volleyball.
Illinois Springfield's mascot is the Prairie Stars.
Most of the streets that run through campus are named after writers who hail from Illinois.
Illinois Springfield has only been part of the Illinois state school system for a little over a decade (since 1995).
The school colors are blue and white.
