Some people want to go where there are other people who share their religious interests, political interests, sports interests, extracurricular activity interests. These are all ways of paring down the list. But you’ve given us enough.
Any school will have History and English majors, both of which help you to develop excellent writing ability, which is very important for law school. If you have a particular interest that you’re leaning toward in law, you might also want to take courses in that - accounting, family psychology/relations, whatever.
Sounds to me, from what you describe, that a big state U might be perfect for you. Many of them will offer “merit” money that will bring your cost down to close to in-state. So aside from Urbana Champaign, I would add UW Madison, UMich, UNC, and UVa. In terms of the private schools, the issue is cost. They’re running over 70K, and the ones that will give you “merit” aid (because it doesn’t sound as if you would qualify for financial aid) are going to be less competitive than the ones you would probably qualify to go to.
But, if it really is the case that law schools do not care where you got your undergrad degree, only that you got a very high GPA, and a stellar LSAT, then you might be well-advised to also apply to less competitive undergraduate schools that might offer you a substantial amount of merit aid, as long as you can be well prepared for the LSAT. There are a LOT of private schools that might offer you a substantial discount, even a full ride, if you get a very high SAT. You’ve already got good grades and substantial rigor. Plus there are state schools, mostly in the South and Southwest, that offer a lot of merit aid to a well-qualified candidate, plus they have honors programs, so you’re grouped with other high-achieving students.
The point is, you need to go somewhere that you can get a 4.0 GPA, and a high LSAT score, that offers you a lot of merit money, if not a full ride. A southern or southwest state school might just fit the bill for you, or a mid-tier small liberal arts college trying to rise in the rankings.