Иллинойсский университет
On July 1, 1995, Illinois Governor Jim Edgar signed a bill which realigned the public higher education structure in Illinois. The Board of Regents and Board of Governors were abolished. Sangamon State University was merged with the University of Illinois system, making it the University of Illinois at Springfield. Western Illinois University was expanded to a dual campus, single university structure with the creation of a new Western Illinois University-Quad Cities campus.