blog posts The freshman class at Illinois this fall is second largest history, more diverse than in previous years. Sep 10, 2015 1:45 pm by News GazetteIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images saukvalley.com (Sept. 9) - The class has slightly more Illinois residents and more African-American students than last year, as well as 1,100 international students, with more than 70% of them from China. Share on Facebook Tweet Email