1 EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" and to the use of our report dated January 29, 1997, except for paragraph 8 of Note 6, for which the date is March 7, 1997, in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Illinois Superconductor Corporation for the registration of 1,000,000 shares of its common stock. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP ------------------------ Ernst & Young LLP Chicago, Illinois March 24, 1997