1939 Springfield
1940 Galesburg
1946 Normal
1947 Peoria
1948 Benton
1949 Galesburg
1950 Rock Island
1951 Normal
1952 Charleston
1953 Macomb
1954 Monmouth
1955 Carbondale
1956 Springfield
1957 Normal
1958 Joliet
1959 Normal
1960 Charleston
1961 Rock Island
1962 Palatine
1963 Normal
1964 River Forest
1965 Macomb
1966 Chicago
1967 Springfield
1968 Edwardsville
1969 DeKalb
1970 Macomb
1971 Chicago
1972 Charleston
1973 East Peoria
1974 Chicago
1975 Collinsville
1976 Normal
1977 Mattoon
1978 DeKalb
1979 Belleville
1980 Macomb
1981 Chicago
1982 Oglesby
1983 Macomb
1984 Rock Island
1985 DeKalb
1986 Springfield
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1988 Galena
1989 Peoria-Pere Marquette State Park
1990 Findley, MO
1991 Elmhurst
1992 Macomb
1993 Marion
1994 Champaign
1995 Dixon
1996 Normal
1997 Libertyville
1998 Belleville
1999 Peoria
2000 Joliet
2001 Rend Lake
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2005 Rock Island
2006 Glen Ellen
2007 Charleston
2008 Springfield
2009 Chicago
2010 Rockford
2011 Macomb
2012 Grayslake
2013 Peoria
2014 Metropolis
2015 Bloomington
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2017 Charleston
2018 Edwardsville
2019 Dubuque, IA
2022 Lisle
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2024 Navoo
2025 Vincennes, IN
2026 Ottawa