Speech Individual Events Season Summaries
Season summaries include titles won (and the class they were won in), final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records.
A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Changes and additions to these records may be made by school personnel through the IHSA Schools Center.
Key to titles: D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Chicago Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier to the state finals).
1960-61
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) |
DS |
1 |
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Earl R. Davis |
| Northbrook (Glenbrook) |
S |
2 |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
D |
3 |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
DS |
4 |
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| Mt. Prospect (Prospect) |
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4 |
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| Lincoln |
D |
6 |
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| DeKalb |
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6 |
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| Monticello |
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6 |
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| Peoria (H.S.) |
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6 |
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| Peoria (Richwoods) |
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6 |
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| Geneseo (Darnall) |
S |
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| Granite City |
DS |
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| LaHarpe |
DS |
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| Normal (University) |
DS |
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| Clifton (Central) |
D |
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| DuQuoin (H.S.) |
D |
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| Effingham (H.S.) |
D |
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| Elgin (H.S.) |
D |
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| Fithian (Oakwood) |
D |
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| Freeport (H.S.) |
D |
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| Galesburg (H.S.) |
D |
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| Hillside (Proviso West) |
D |
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| Jacksonville (H.S.) |
D |
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| Joliet (Twp.) |
D |
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| New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) |
D |
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| Paris |
D |
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| Payson (Seymour) |
D |
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| Pekin |
D |
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| Princeton |
D |
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Bob Rueter |
| Waukegan (H.S.) |
D |
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1961-62
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| North Chicago |
S |
1 |
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Cay Eubanks |
| Clifton (Central) |
DS |
2 |
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| Park Forest (Rich East) |
S |
3 |
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| Galesburg (H.S.) |
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4 |
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| Aurora (West Aurora) |
D |
5 |
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| Freeport (H.S.) |
D |
5 |
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| Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) |
D |
6 |
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| Waukegan (H.S.) |
D |
6 |
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| Carbondale (University) |
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6 |
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| Maywood (Proviso East) |
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6 |
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| Peoria (Richwoods) |
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6 |
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| Peoria (Woodruff) |
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6 |
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| DuQuoin (H.S.) |
DS |
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| Pekin |
DS |
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| Springfield (H.S.) |
S |
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| Alexis |
D |
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| Decatur (St. Teresa) |
D |
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| East St. Louis (Assumption) |
D |
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| Elgin (H.S.) |
D |
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| Fithian (Oakwood) |
D |
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| Gibson City |
D |
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| Hillside (Proviso West) |
D |
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| Jacksonville (H.S.) |
D |
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| LaHarpe |
D |
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| Marshall |
D |
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| New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) |
D |
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| Quincy (Notre Dame) |
D |
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| Rochester |
D |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
D |
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| Streator (Twp.) |
D |
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| Sycamore (H.S.) |
D |
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1962-63
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) |
S |
1 |
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Earl R. Davis |
| Carbondale (University) |
S |
2 |
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| Pekin |
DS |
2 |
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| Waukegan (H.S.) |
S |
2 |
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| Dolton (Thornridge) |
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5 |
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| Hillside (Proviso West) |
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5 |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
D |
7 |
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| Peoria (Richwoods) |
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7 |
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| Peoria (Woodruff) |
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9 |
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| Normal (University) |
DS |
10 |
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| Berwyn (Morton West) |
D |
10 |
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| Clifton (Central) |
DS |
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| Macomb |
S |
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| Aurora (East) |
D |
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| Champaign (H.S.) |
D |
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| DuQuoin (H.S.) |
D |
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| Freeport (H.S.) |
D |
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| Galesburg (H.S.) |
D |
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| Granite City |
D |
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| Heyworth |
D |
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| Lincoln |
D |
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| Macomb (Western) |
D |
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| Marshall |
D |
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| Northbrook (Glenbrook North) |
D |
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Ralph Lane |
| Orland Park (Sandburg) |
D |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
D |
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| Park Forest (Rich East) |
D |
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| Payson (Seymour) |
D |
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| Springfield (Lanphier) |
D |
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| Sycamore (H.S.) |
D |
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| Winnetka (New Trier) |
D |
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1963-64
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Peoria (Richwoods) |
DS |
1 |
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Don Marine |
| DuQuoin (H.S.) |
D |
2 |
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| Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) |
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2 |
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| Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) |
DS |
2 |
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| Champaign (H.S.) |
DS |
5 |
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| Chicago (St. Patrick) |
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5 |
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| Pekin |
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5 |
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| Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
D |
8 |
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| Arlington Heights (Arlington) |
DS |
9 |
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| Dolton (Thornridge) |
DS |
9 |
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| Joliet (Twp.) |
D |
9 |
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| Bloomington (H.S.) |
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9 |
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| Milford |
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9 |
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| Normal (Community) |
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9 |
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| Northbrook (Glenbrook North) |
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9 |
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Ralph Lane |
| Macomb (Western) |
DS |
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| Ashland |
D |
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| Aurora (East) |
D |
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| Berwyn (Morton West) |
D |
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| Clifton (Central) |
D |
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| Elgin (H.S.) |
D |
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| Freeport (H.S.) |
D |
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| Galesburg (H.S.) |
D |
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| Marshall |
D |
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| Mattoon |
D |
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| Normal (University) |
D |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
D |
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| Rochester |
D |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
D |
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| Springfield (Lanphier) |
D |
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| Winnetka (New Trier) |
D |
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1964-65
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Rock Island (H.S.) |
DS |
1 |
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E. Dorothy Peterson |
| Mascoutah |
D |
2 |
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| Peoria (Richwoods) |
DS |
2 |
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| Dolton (Thornridge) |
DS |
4 |
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| Normal (University) |
DS |
5 |
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| Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) |
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5 |
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| Highland Park |
DS |
7 |
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| Peoria (Woodruff) |
S |
8 |
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| Wheaton (Central) |
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8 |
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| Lincoln |
D |
10 |
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| Champaign (H.S.) |
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10 |
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| Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) |
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10 |
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| Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
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10 |
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| Northbrook (Glenbrook North) |
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10 |
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Ralph Lane |
| DuQuoin (H.S.) |
S |
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| Macomb (Western) |
S |
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| Ashland |
D |
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| Aurora (West Aurora) |
D |
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| Berwyn (Morton West) |
D |
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| Clifton (Central) |
D |
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| Decatur (Lakeview) |
D |
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| Elgin (Larkin) |
D |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
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| Fithian (Oakwood) |
D |
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| Galesburg (H.S.) |
D |
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| Kinderhook (West Pike) |
D |
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| Machesney Park (Harlem) |
D |
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| Orland Park (Sandburg) |
D |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
D |
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| Robinson |
D |
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| Rochester |
D |
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| Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) |
D |
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1965-66
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Pekin |
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1 |
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Edit Herrod |
| Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) |
D |
2 |
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| Highland Park |
DS |
3 |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
DS |
4 |
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| Peoria (Woodruff) |
D |
4 |
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| Bloomington (H.S.) |
DS |
6 |
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| Orland Park (Sandburg) |
S |
6 |
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| Carbondale (University) |
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6 |
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| Dolton (Thornridge) |
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6 |
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| Lockport (West) |
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6 |
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| Macomb |
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6 |
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| Peoria (Richwoods) |
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6 |
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| Washington |
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6 |
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| Macomb (Western) |
DS |
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| Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) |
DS |
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| Alexis |
D |
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| Ashland |
D |
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| Aurora (West Aurora) |
D |
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| Charleston |
D |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
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| Freeport (H.S.) |
D |
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| Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) |
D |
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| Lincoln |
D |
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| Little York |
D |
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| Metropolis |
D |
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| O'Fallon (H.S.) |
D |
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| Park Forest (Rich East) |
D |
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| Quincy (Notre Dame) |
D |
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| Robinson |
D |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
D |
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| Rockford (Guilford) |
D |
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| Tolono (Unity) |
D |
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| Wheaton (Central) |
D |
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1966-67
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Peoria (Woodruff) |
DS |
1 |
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Kenneth L. Camp |
| Peoria (Richwoods) |
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2 |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
DS |
3 |
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| Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
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4 |
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| Park Forest (Rich East) |
DS |
5 |
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| Wheaton (Central) |
D |
6 |
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| East Peoria |
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6 |
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| Rockford (West) |
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8 |
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| Savanna |
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9 |
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| Waukegan (H.S.) |
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9 |
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| Murphysboro |
DS |
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| Normal (University) |
DS |
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| Rock Island (H.S.) |
DS |
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| Ashland |
D |
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| Aurora (West Aurora) |
D |
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| Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) |
D |
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| Danville (H.S.) |
D |
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| DeKalb |
D |
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| Kinderhook (West Pike) |
D |
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| Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) |
D |
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| Lincoln |
D |
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| Mascoutah |
D |
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| Mattoon |
D |
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| Oneida (ROVA) |
D |
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| Ottawa (Marquette) |
D |
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| Rockford (Guilford) |
D |
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| Sterling (H.S.) |
D |
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| Watseka |
D |
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| Winnetka (New Trier East) |
D |
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| Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) |
D |
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1967-68
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Dolton (Thornridge) |
D |
1 |
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|
Jan Benjamin |
| Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
DS |
1 |
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Barry Kautz |
| Winnetka (New Trier East) |
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3 |
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| Wheeling |
D |
4 |
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| Arlington Heights (Arlington) |
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5 |
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| Harvey (Thornton) |
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5 |
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| Peoria (Woodruff) |
S |
7 |
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| Wheaton (Central) |
D |
7 |
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| Arlington Heights (Forest View) |
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7 |
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| Bloomington (H.S.) |
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7 |
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| Jacksonville (H.S.) |
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7 |
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| Park Forest (Rich East) |
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7 |
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| Robinson |
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7 |
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| Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) |
DS |
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| Highland Park |
S |
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| Murphysboro |
DS |
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| Normal (University) |
DS |
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| Charleston |
D |
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| Clifton (Central) |
D |
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| DeKalb |
D |
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| Elk Grove Village (E.G.) |
D |
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| Freeport (H.S.) |
D |
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| Kinderhook (West Pike) |
D |
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| LaGrange (Lyons) |
D |
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| Lockport (West) |
D |
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| Mattoon |
D |
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| Moline (H.S.) |
D |
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| Monmouth (Yorkwood) |
D |
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| Oneida (ROVA) |
D |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
D |
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| Peoria (Richwoods) |
D |
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| Rantoul |
D |
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| Rockford (Guilford) |
D |
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| Skokie (Niles West) |
D |
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| Springfield (Sacred Heart) |
D |
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| Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) |
D |
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1968-69
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Dolton (Thornridge) |
D |
1 |
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Jan Benjamin |
| Wheaton (Central) |
DS |
1 |
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Tom Thomas |
| Berwyn (Morton West) |
D |
3 |
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| Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) |
D |
3 |
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| Arlington Heights (Hersey) |
DS |
5 |
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| Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
DS |
5 |
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| Normal (University) |
DS |
7 |
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| Highland Park |
D |
7 |
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| Carpentersville (Crown) |
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7 |
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| DuQuoin (H.S.) |
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7 |
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| Harvey (Thornton) |
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7 |
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| Peoria (Richwoods) |
|
7 |
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| Waukegan (H.S.) |
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7 |
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| LaHarpe |
S |
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| O'Fallon (H.S.) |
DS |
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| Park Forest (Rich East) |
S |
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| Alexis |
D |
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| Clifton (Central) |
D |
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| DeKalb |
D |
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| East Moline (United) |
D |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
D |
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| Freeport (H.S.) |
D |
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| Genoa (G.-Kingston) |
D |
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| Joliet (West) |
D |
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| Mattoon |
D |
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| Murphysboro |
D |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
D |
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| Peoria (Woodruff) |
D |
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| Quincy (Notre Dame) |
D |
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| Springfield (Sacred Heart) |
D |
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| Urbana (H.S.) |
D |
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1969-70
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| School |
Titles |
Place |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Coach |
| Dolton (Thornridge) |
DS |
1 |
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|
Jan Benjamin |
| Wheaton (Central) |
S |
2 |
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| Evanston (Twp.) |
S |
3 |
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| Harvey (Thornton) |
|
4 |
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| Park Forest (Rich East) |
|
4 |
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| Pekin |
|
4 |
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| DeKalb |
D |
7 |
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| Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
D |
7 |
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| Genoa (G.-Kingston) |
D |
7 |
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| LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) |
D |
7 |
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| Mascoutah |
|
7 |
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| Arlington Heights (Hersey) |
DS |
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| Belleville (West) |
DS |
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| East Peoria |
DS |
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| Normal (University) |
DS |
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| Deerfield (H.S.) |
D |
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| East Moline (United) |
D |
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| Elmhurst (York) |
D |
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| Freeport (H.S.) |
D |
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| Joliet (Catholic Academy) |
D |
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| Lombard (Glenbard East) |
D |
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| Mattoon |
D |
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| Metropolis |
D |
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| Ottawa (Twp.) |
D |
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| Paxton |
D |
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| Pontiac |
D |
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| Quincy (Notre Dame) |
D |
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| Roseville |
D |
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| Skokie (Niles North) |
D |
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| Springfield (Sacred Heart) |
D |
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