The Prairie Gauntlet

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Across
  1. 2. name of the university that was aquired by the university of Illinois in 1995 and became known as UIS
  2. 5. a type of wildflower also known as Lithophragma Parviflorum
  3. 6. The 7th Chancellor in UIS history
  4. 9. Meismer's favorite MLB Team
  5. 11. The one and only place to shop for women's athleisure apparel for the holidays
Down
  1. 1. This NFL team is 7-3 despite having a negative point differential
  2. 3. 16th US President
  3. 4. Only other state capital in the central time zone that starts with the letter "S"
  4. 7. With the longest active title drought, this AL City hasn't seen a World Series Championship since 1948
  5. 8. UIS mascot who's belt is most prominent in the winter night sky
  6. 10. 830 miles and 12.5 hours away