* Last updated on March 29, 2021
* Last updated on March 29, 2021
| Year | Champion | Work Performed | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Freeport (Sr.) | The Happy Journey | Jeannette Lloyd |
| 1942 | Granite City (H.S.) | Two Plus Two | Mary Blackburn |
| 1943 | Freeport (Sr.) | The Happy Journey | Jeannette Lloyd |
| 1944 | Champaign (H.S.) | Wuthering Heights | Marian Stuart |
| 1945 | Granite City (H.S.) | The Skin of Our Teeth | Mary Blackburn |
| 1946 | Champaign (H.S.) | Dark Victory | Marian Stuart |
| 1947 | Champaign (H.S.) | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Marian Stuart |
| 1948 | East Moline (United) | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | John Stevens |
| 1949 | Freeport (Sr.) | Pullman Car Hiawatha | Jeannette Lloyd |
| 1950 | Champaign (H.S.) | The Wandering Dragon | Marian Stuart |
| 1951 | Freeport (Sr.) | The Long Christmas Dinner | Jeannette Lloyd |
| 1952 | Joliet (Twp.) | Angel Street | B.F. Johnston |
| 1953 | Champaign (H.S.) | Ways and Means | Marian Stuart |
| 1954 | Joliet (Twp.) | Hello Out There | B.F. Johnson |
| 1955 | Rock Island (H.S.) | Hope is a Thing With Feathers | E. Dorothy Peterson |
| 1956 | Freeport (Sr.) | The Happy Journey | Jeannette Lloyd |
| 1957 | Joliet (Twp.) | Subway Circus | B.F. Johnston |
| 1958 | Evanston (Twp.) | Antigone | Malcolm Mosing |
| 1959 | Joliet (Twp.) | Machinal | B.F. Johnston & Robert Mallary |
| 1960 | Joliet (Twp.) | Electra | Robert Mallary |
| 1961 | Maywood (Proviso East) | The Lesson | Elizabeth Little & William Waack |
| 1962 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | A Phoenix Too Frequent | Ralph Lane |
| 1963 | Evanston (Twp.) | The Family Reunion | Laird Williamson |
| 1964 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | Long Day's Journey Into Night | Ralph Lane |
| 1965 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | The Dock Brief | Ralph Lane |
| 1966 | Joliet (West) | Camino Real | B.F. Johnston |
| 1967 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The World We Live In | B.F. Johnston & Barry Kautz |
| 1968 | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | A Man for All Seasons | Patricia Lewkowicz |
| 1969 | Bensenville (Fenton) | The Romancers | Judith O'Malley |
| 1970 | Palatine (Fremd) | Waiting for Godot | Stephanie Lawrence |
| 1971 | Deerfield | The Caretaker | Irene Kramsky |
| 1972 | Dolton (Thornridge) | The Firebugs | Timothy Sweeney |
| 1973 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | All the Way Home | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1974 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Philadelphia, Here I Come! | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1975 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Blood Wedding | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1976 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Come Back, Little Sheba | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1977 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The Ceremony of Innocence | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1978 | Highland Park | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Barbara Greener Patterson |
| 1979 | Bensenville (Fenton) | Smiles of a Summer Night | Robert Grothe, Frank Tourangeau & Tess Wald |
| 1980 | Roselle (Lake Park) | I Never Sang for My Father | Michael D. Dice |
| 1981 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Da | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1982 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The Diviners | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1983 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The Hostage | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1984 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Terra Nova | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1985 | Harvey (Thornton) | The Mighty Gents | Michael Sanders, Paul Swanson & John Cash |
| 1986 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Seven Against Thebes | Tom Sweeney & Barry Kautz |
| 1987 | Roselle (Lake Park) | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | Michael D. Dice |
| 1988 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The Good Woman of Setzuan | Tom Sweeney, Barry Kautz, Todd Little & Don Calgaro |
| 1989 | Harvey (Thornton) | The Amen Corner | Michael Sanders & John Cash |
| 1990 | Dolton (Thornridge) | Waiting for Godot | Timothy Sweeney & Rob Nerius |
| 1991 | Harvey (Thornton) | The Rainmaker | Michael Sanders & John Cash |
| 1992 | Roselle (Lake Park) | Dancing at Lughnasa | Michael Dice, Dan Proctor & Susan Rothchild |
| 1993 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | The Elephant Man | Pat Murphy & Charles Dribin |
| 1994 | Harvey (Thornton) | Zooman and the Sign | Michael Sanders & John Cash |
| 1995 | Gurnee (Warren) | Jake's Women | David Ruzevich & Rob Proce |
| 1996 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | Oleanna | Pat Murphy & Charles Dribin |
| 1997 | Harvey (Thornton) | Hospice | Michael Sanders & Mike Davidson |
| 1998 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | A Fair Country | Tom Sweeney, Don Calgaro & Sahar Kayyal |
| 1999 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | The Cripple of Inishmaan | Tom Sweeney & Don Calgaro |
| 2000 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Le Misanthrope | Tom Sweeney, Don Calgaro & Pat Wozny |
| 2001 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Uncle Vanya | Tom Sweeney, Don Calgaro & Pat Wozny |
| 2002 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Othello | Tom Sweeney, Don Calgaro & Pat Wozny |
| 2003 | Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) | Over the Tavern | Ann L. Witting, Gloria Kijewski, Henry Hertz & Jacob Gourley |
| 2004 | Dolton (Thornridge) | The Piano Lesson | Bill Kirksey, Yvonne Nesbitt, Tom Paliga & Cindy McKinnon |
| 2005 | Dolton (Thornridge) | King Hedley II | Bill Kirksey, Yvonne Nesbitt, & Chris Mallek |
| 2006 | Oak Lawn (Community) | The Taming of the Shrew | Tom Dzurison, Billy Denton, Brett Habas, TJ Kahriman & Marcus Wargin |
| 2007 | Burbank (Reavis) | Equus | Erika Banick and Tom Witting |
| 2008 | Dolton (Thornridge) | Fences | Yvonne Nesbitt |
| 2009 | Rock Island (H.S.) | The Elephant Man | Rino C. Della Vedova |
| 2010 | Oak Lawn (Community) | The Miracle Worker | Billy Denton, TJ Kahriman & Marcus Wargin |
| 2011 | Burbank (Reavis) | These Shining Lives | Erika Banick and Tom Witting |
| 2012 | Oak Lawn (Community) | Picnic | Billy Denton, Theresa Wantiez & Marcus Wargin |
| 2013 | Oak Lawn (Community) | Tribes | Billy Denton, Tom Dzurison, Theresa Wantiez & Marcus Wargin |
| 2014 | Oak Lawn (Community) | The Normal Heart | Billy Denton, Tom Dzurison, Theresa Wantiez & Marcus Wargin |
| 2015 | Oak Lawn (Community) | Romeo and Juliet | Billy Denton, Tom Dzurison, Theresa Wantiez & Marcus Wargin |
| 2016 | Burbank (Reavis) | Electra | Erika Banick, Tom Witting & Dennis Anastasopoulos |
| 2017 | Burbank (Reavis) | A Life Extra Ordinary | Erika Banick, Tom Witting & Dennis Anastasopoulos |
| 2018 | Burbank (Reavis) | Napoli, Brooklyn | Erika Banick, Tom Witting & Dennis Anastasopoulos |
| 2019 | Harvey (Thornton) | Father Comes Home From the Wars | Brad Ablin, Marie Wojdelski, & Monique Williams |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 | ||
| 2021 | Oak Lawn (Community) | The Insanity of Mary Girard | T.J. Kahriman, Annie Truffa |
| 2022 | Burbank (Reavis) | Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles |
Dr. Erika Banick, Tom Witting, Dennis Anastasopoulos, Teresa Estrada |
| 2023 | Oak Lawn (Richards) | Mac/Beth |
Mike Badger, Jon Nebor, Lauren Davis, Claudia Baranowski, Rick Keeley |
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