It's been quite a contentious issue. Last year, the state association voted to implement district football beginning in 2021. But due to some issues about how the vote was conducted and tough questions about what districts would look like and how declining enrollments would affect districting, opposition emerged. Illinois will remain with conferences for football moving forward.
Good being in a state that uses "districts / regions" they suck and the format sucks. 1. not every game matters 2. districts are unbalanced in terms of numbers or in terms of strength of teams. Teams can win 2 or sometimes 1 game and be in the "playoffs." Make every game matter and allow schools to control their own schedules. I'd encourage everyone to look at the way Ohio does it best system out there in my opinion.