The Heart of Illinois Conference is a Central Illinois based high school athletic conference in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).
History The conference was formed in 2006 from members of the Mid State and Sangamon Valley conferences. Eureka High School joined the conference in 2016 from the Corn Belt Conference. The conference is divided into large and small divisions with Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Dee-Mack), El Paso-Gridley (EP-G), Eureka, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (GCMS), Heyworth, Tremont, and Tri-Valley composing the large division and Fieldcrest, Fisher, Flanagan-Cornell, Lexington, LeRoy, and Ridgeview composing the small division. Blue Ridge was a part of the Small Division until 2018, when it left for the Little Okaw Valley Conference in 2018.
Member schools School Community Mascot Colors 2017-18 Enrollment School type Year joined Previous conference Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School Mackinaw, Illinois Chiefs 330 Public 2006 Mid State El Paso-Gridley High School El Paso, Illinois Titans 374 Public 2006 Mid State Eureka High School Eureka, Illinois Hornets 492 Public 2016 Corn Belt Fieldcrest High School Minonk, Illinois Knights 337 Public 2006 Mid State Flanagan-Cornell High School Flanagan, Illinois Falcons 146 Public 2006 Mid State GCMS High School Gibson City, Illinois Falcons 328 Public 2006 Sangamon Valley Heyworth High School Heyworth, Illinois Hornets 270 Public 2006 Mid State Le Roy High School Le Roy, Illinois Panthers 231 Public 2006 Sangamon Valley Lexington High School Lexington, Illinois Minutemen 137 Public 2006 Mid State Ridgeview High School Colfax, Illinois Mustangs 149 Public 2006 Mid State Tremont High School Tremont, Illinois Turks 299 Public 2006 Mid State Tri-Valley High School Downs, Illinois Vikings 341 Public 2006 Sangamon Valley
Former Members School Community Mascot Colors Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined Blue Ridge High School Farmer City, Illinois Knights 2006 Sangamon Valley 2018 Little Okaw Valley | Fisher High School | Fisher, Illinois | Bunnies
| 186 | Public | 2006 | Sangamon Valley | Lincoln Prairie Conference | 2026
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