List of Illinois High School Association member conferences

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

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)
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