<p>Academically, you cannot go wrong. All three are excellent. Michigan is the most prestigious, closely followed by Wisconsin. UIUC is the weakest RELATIVELY speaking...but all three are highly regarded.</p>
<p>For Political Science, Michigan is arguably #1 nationally and certainly the best of the three you mention. However, Wisconsin also has a highly regarded Political Science program.</p>
<p>In terms of sending students to top Law school, Michigan is actually quite good. Last year, Michigan sent 110 students to the top 7 (Yale, Harvard, Michigan, Columbia, Stanford, Chicago and NYU) Law schools in the nation and another 40 or so to the next 7 (Penn, UVA, Cornell, Georgetown, Duke, Cal and Northwestern) Law schools. Wisconsin and Illinois do a good job of placing theur undergrads into top law schools too. </p>
<p>If you want a fun atmosphere, great social opportunities and awesome sports, all three are great. Michigan and Wisconsin rule in Football and Hockey. Illinois is awesome in Basketball. </p>
<p>In terms of campus life and cities, I think Ann Arbor and Madison are hard to beat...Urbana Champaign is not quite as nice, but it is still very pleasant. As some have mentioned, Madison is a little more casual and scenic, but Ann Arbor is more unique and charming. Both are among the top 10 places to live in the US. </p>
<p>If you get into all three, since they are similar in many regards (size, weather, location), I would probably recommend Michigan over Wisconsin and Wisconsin over Illinois...but that's just an opinion. You really should visit the three schools and make a personal decision...and like I said above, you CANNOT go wrong.</p>