On the other side of the equation, I don't think U of I actively recruits--at least not in the Chicago area. My 04 is part of a high profile HS team with some high profile players and none of them were approached by U of I. A parent I know told me of a conversation that he'd had with Itch last summer and he had never even heard of Baughman. Other schools like Purdue, ND, Michigan, Indiana, UIC, Northern, Eastern, ISU etc. were recruiting players though, and not because players had contacted these schools first.