The University of Illinois Chicago is located by its namesake and is by far the largest University in the Hattiesburg regional with about 30,000 students enrolled at their Chicago campus. UIC was established in 1965 and is also the newest University in the regional started only two years after South Alabama.
The University of Illinois Chicago Flames play in a 1,000 seat stadium named appropriately after their most famous baseball alumnus, Curtis Granderson. Yes, the three time All Star, for the New York Mets. He was named the Horizon League player of the Year in 2002, during his Junior Season, in which he batted .