Chess Team Champions and Runners-Up
| Year | Champion | Coach | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975A | Aurora (Central Catholic) | Robert Ranieri | Roanoke (R.-Benson) |
| 1975AA | Winnetka (New Trier East) | Robert Bosshart | Northfield (New Trier West) |
| 1976A | Harvard | Logan Ingram | Urbana (University) |
| 1976AA | Chicago (Lane) | Hubert Freestrom | Downers Grove (South) |
| Hillside (Proviso West) | |||
| Northlake (West Leyden) | |||
| Winnetka (New Trier East) | |||
| 1977A | Harvard | Logan Ingram | Georgetown |
| 1977AA | Chicago (Lane) | E. L. Heeth | Chicago (St. Patrick) |
| Northfield (New Trier West) | |||
| Downers Grove (South) | |||
| 1978A | Urbana (University) | David Sprenkle | Elgin (St. Edward) |
| 1978AA | Rock Island (H.S.) | Arthur Milton | Hillside (Proviso West) |
| East St. Louis (Sr.) | |||
| Cicero (Morton East) | |||
| 1979A | Urbana (University) | Mark Zvilius | Poplar Grove (North Boone) |
| 1979AA | Northfield (New Trier West) | Robert Koonze | |
| Evanston (Twp.) | D. Grego | ||
| 1980A | Poplar Grove (North Boone) | Gunther Wohlfarth | Urbana (University) |
| 1980AA | Hillside (Proviso West) | Larry Stilwell | Chicago (Carver) |
| Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | |||
| Edwardsville (Sr.) | |||
| Chicago (Lane) | |||
| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | |||
| 1981A | Sherrard | Kathleen Newson | Aurora (Marmion) |
| 1981AA | Hillside (Proviso West) | Larry Stilwell | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) |
| 1982A | Sherrard | Kathleen Newson | Aurora (Marmion) |
| 1982AA | Hillside (Proviso West) | Larry Stilwell | Evanston (Twp.) |
| 1983A | Sherrard | Kathleen Newson | Poplar Grove (North Boone) |
| 1983AA | Evanston (Twp.) | McKinley Alford | Darien (Hinsdale South) |
| 1984A | Westmont | Kevin Steder | Rockford (Christian Life) |
| 1984AA | Chicago (Lane) | Kenneth Carpenter | Evanston (Twp.) |
| 1985A | Aurora (Marmion) | Brother Jude Such | Westmont |
| 1985AA | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | Dan McHugh | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) |
| 1986A | Urbana (University) | Chris Butler | Aurora (Marmion) |
| 1986AA | Hillside (Proviso West) | Larry Stilwell | Elgin (H.S.) |
| 1987A | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | Christopher Enstrom | Poplar Grove (North Boone) |
| 1987AA | Urbana (H.S.) | Terry Hutson | East St. Louis (Sr.) |
| 1988A | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | Christopher Enstrom | Chicago (Hales Franciscan) |
| 1988AA | Chicago (Kenwood) | H.R. Harris | Chicago (Lane) |
| 1989A | Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) | J. Trahan & Sam Corbin | Urbana (University) |
| 1989AA | Downers Grove (South) | Michael Mayfield | Rockford (Auburn) |
| 1990A | Stillman Valley | Phil Bratta | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) |
| 1990AA | Downers Grove (South) | Michael Mayfield | Rockford (Jefferson) |
| 1991A | Urbana (University) | Chris Butler | Chicago (Quigley) |
| 1991AA | Rockford (Jefferson) | Jack Armstrong | Rockford (Auburn) |
| 1992A | Urbana (University) | Chris Butler | Chicago (University) |
| 1992AA | Rockford (Auburn) | James Boyer | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) |
| 1993A | Poplar Grove (North Boone) | Guenter Wohlfarth | Roanoke (R.-Benson) |
| 1993AA | Rockford (Auburn) | James Boyer | Rockford (Jefferson) |
| 1994A | Urbana (University) | Chris Butler | Poplar Grove (North Boone) |
| 1994AA | Moline | Paul Mills | Rockford (Auburn) |
| 1995 | Moline | Paul Mills | West Chicago (H.S.) |
| 1996 | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | Tim Borch | West Chicago (H.S.) |
| 1997 | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | Mike Hopaczlo | Normal (University) |
| 1998 | Evanston (Twp.) | Ken Lewandowski | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) |
| 1999 | Normal (University) | Garrett Scott | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) |
| 2000 | Evanston (Twp.) | Ken Lewandowski | Skokie (Niles North) |
| 2001 | Evanston (Twp.) | Ken Lewandowski | Skokie (Niles North) |
| 2002 | Park Ridge (Maine South) | Ruth Jacobsen | Skokie (Niles North) |
| 2003 | Park Ridge (Maine South) | Kevin Bachler | Belleville (West) |
| 2004 | Naperville (North) | Kermit Eby | Park Ridge (Maine South) |
| 2005 | Evanston (Twp.) | Ken Lewandowski | Winnetka (New Trier) |
| 2006 | Skokie (Niles North) | Harry Kyriazes | Evanston (Twp.) |
| 2007 | Park Ridge (Maine South) | Kevin Bachler | Chicago (Young) |
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