Speech Individual Events Champions & Runners-Up Speech Individual Events Champions & Runners-Up* Last updated at 12:49 pm on Monday, June 10, 2024
| Year | Class | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Coach | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-41 | Savanna | 16 | Freeport (H.S.) | 13 | |||
| 1941-42 | Granite City | 17 | Freeport (H.S.) | 16 | |||
| 1942-43 | Granite City | 27 | Lincoln | 13 | |||
| 1943-44 | Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) | 18 | DeKalb | 13 | |||
| 1944-45 | Granite City | 16 | DuQuoin (H.S.) | 15 | |||
| 1945-46 | Tremont | 10 | Freeport (H.S.) | 9 | |||
| 1946-47 | DuQuoin (H.S.) | 20 | Freeport (H.S.) | 7 | |||
| Granite City | 7 | ||||||
| Rock Island (H.S.) | 7 | ||||||
| 1947-48 | Charleston (Eastern) | 11 | DuQuoin (H.S.) | 9 | |||
| 1948-49 | Freeport (H.S.) | Jeanette Lloyd & Ralph Enstrom | 21 | DuQuoin (H.S.) | 12 | ||
| 1949-50 | Freeport (H.S.) | Jeanette Lloyd & Ralph Enstrom | 14 | Elgin (H.S.) | 9 | ||
| 1950-51 | Evanston (Twp.) | Jeanette Lloyd & Ralph Enstrom | 14 | LaGrange (Lyons) | 10 | ||
| 1951-52 | Pekin | Mary Blackburn | 13 | Granite City | 12 | ||
| 1952-53 | Harrisburg | Ivan L. Rehn | 10 | Urbana (H.S.) | 9 | ||
| 1953-54 | Pekin | Margaret Crowley | 16 | Peoria (Woodruff) | 12 | ||
| 1954-55 | Champaign (H.S.) | Mary Blackburn & Mary L. Luther | 10 | Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) | 9 | ||
| Granite City | 9 | ||||||
| 1955-56 | DuQuoin (H.S.) | Jeanette Lloyd & Ralph Enstrom | 13 | Peoria (Woodruff) | 10 | ||
| 1956-57 | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | B.F. Johnston & Paul O. Johnston | 10 | ||||
| Rock Island (H.S.) | 10 | ||||||
| 1957-58 | Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) | Earl R. Davis | 16 | LaGrange (Lyons) | 8 | ||
| Mattoon | 8 | ||||||
| Urbana (H.S.) | 8 | ||||||
| 1958-59 | Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) | Earl R. Davis & R.J. Phillips | 14 | DuQuoin (H.S.) | 10 | ||
| 1959-60 | Streator (Twp.) | Donna Peterson | 13 | Northbrook (Glenbrook) | 6 | ||
| Arlington Heights (Arlington) | 6 | ||||||
| Peoria (Woodruff) | 6 | ||||||
| 1960-61 | Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) | Earl R. Davis | 15 | Northbrook (Glenbrook) | 10 | ||
| 1961-62 | North Chicago | Cay Eubanks | 14 | Clifton (Central) | 10 | ||
| 1962-63 | Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) | Earl R. Davis | 12 | Pekin | 11 | ||
| Waukegan (H.S.) | 11 | ||||||
| Carbondale (University) | 11 | ||||||
| 1963-64 | Peoria (Richwoods) | Don Marine | 14 | DuQuoin (H.S.) | 8 | ||
| Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) | 8 | ||||||
| Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | 8 | ||||||
| 1964-65 | Rock Island (H.S.) | E. Dorothy Peterson | 12 | Peoria (Richwoods) | 11 | ||
| Mascoutah | 11 | ||||||
| 1965-66 | Pekin | Edit Herrod | 10 | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | 9 | ||
| 1966-67 | Peoria (Woodruff) | Kenneth L. Camp | 16 | Peoria (Richwoods) | 13 | ||
| 1967-68 | Dolton (Thornridge) | Jan Benjamin | 15 | ||||
| Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Barry Kautz | 15 | |||||
| 1968-69 | Dolton (Thornridge) | Jan Benjamin | 10 | ||||
| Wheaton (Central) | Tom Thomas | 10 | |||||
| 1969-70 | Dolton (Thornridge) | Jan Benjamin | 18 | Wheaton (Central) | 10 | ||
| 1970-71 | Dolton (Thornridge) | Jan Benjamin | 15 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | 13 | ||
| 1971-72 | Normal (University) | Carol Brandt | 23 | Bloomington (H.S.) | 17 | ||
| 1972-73 | Normal (University) | Carol Brandt | 35 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | 21 | ||
| 1973-74 | Normal (University) | Carol Brandt | 27 | Peoria (Richwoods) | 23 | ||
| 1974-75 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Barry Kautz | 21 | South Holland (Thornwood) | Rick Menozzi | 20 | |
| 1975-76 | South Holland (Thornwood) | Rick Menozzi | 24 | Chicago (Luther South) | 12 | ||
| Joliet (East) | 12 | ||||||
| 1976-77 | South Holland (Thornwood) | Rick Menozzi | 26 | Wheaton (Central) | 18 | ||
| 1977-78 | Peoria (H.S.) | John Davidson | 19 | Gurnee (Warren) | John Davis & Fred Kattner & Barbara DalLago | 16 | |
| 1978-79 | Bensenville (Fenton) | Frank Tourangeau | 26 | South Holland (Thornwood) | 17 | ||
| 1979-80 | Normal (Community) | Margaret Kirk | 22 | Bensenville (Fenton) | 19 | ||
| 1980-81 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Barry Kautz | 17 | ||||
| Lincoln | Dan McLaughlin | 17 | |||||
| 1981-82 | Wheaton (Central) | Joe Gerace | 24 | South Holland (Thornwood) | Ken Reed | 19 | |
| 1982-83 | Wheaton (Central) | Joe Gerace | 21 | Tinley Park (Andrew) | Merel Marine | 15 | |
| 1983-84 | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | Barry Kautz | 26 | Tinley Park (Andrew) | Merel Marine | 24 | |
| 1984-85 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 23 | Crystal Lake (Central) | 18 | ||
| 1985-86 | Tinley Park (Andrew) | Merel Marine | 20 | Palos Hills (Stagg) | 18 | ||
| 1986-87 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 27 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | Debbie Middleton | 22 1/3 | |
| 1987-88 | Harvey (Thornton) | Michael Sanders | 24 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 22 | |
| 1988-89 | Elk Grove Village (E.G.) | Karen Mitchell | 26 | Wheaton (Central) | 18 | ||
| 1989-90 | Wheaton (Central) | Joe Gerace | 35 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 27 | |
| 1990-91 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Mike Kolodziej | 30 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 23 | |
| 1991-92 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 38 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | 21 | ||
| 1992-93 | Harvey (Thornton) | Michael Sanders | 24 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | Debbie Middleton | 22 | |
| Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | 22 | ||||||
| 1993-94 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 28 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | Debbie Middleton | 19 | |
| 1994-95 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 41 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | 28 | ||
| 1995-96 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 40 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Mike Kolodziej | 24 | |
| 1996-97 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 50 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | 36 | ||
| 1997-98 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | Joe Gerace | 40 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 32 | |
| 1998-99 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | Joe Gerace | 38 | Downers Grove (South) | John Hires & Jan Heiteen | 35 | |
| 1999-00 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | Joe Gerace | 38 | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | 24 | ||
| 2000-01 | Downers Grove (South) | Jan Heiteen | 34 | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | 27 | ||
| 2001-02 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | Joe Gerace | 49 | Downers Grove (South) | Jan Heiteen | 40 | |
| 2002-03 | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | Deb Middleton | 27 | Downers Grove (South) | Jan Heiteen | 22 | |
| 2003-04 | Downers Grove (South) | Jan Heiteen | 40 | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | Scott McDermott | 31 | |
| 2004-05 | Downers Grove (South) | Jan Heiteen | 30 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | Paul Lichy | 28 | |
| 2005-06 | Downers Grove (South) | Jan Heiteen | 26 | ||||
| Glenview (Glenbrook South) | Scott McDermott | 26 | |||||
| 2006-07 | Downers Grove (South) | Jan Heiteen | 48 | Glenview (Glenbrook South) | Scott McDermott | 35 | |
| 2007-08 | Downers Grove (South) | Jan Heiteen | 44 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | Paul E. Lichy | 34 | |
| 2008-09 | Downers Grove (South) | Jan Heiteen | 29 | Gurnee (Warren) | Deb Woodard | 22 | |
| 2009-10 | Oak Lawn (Community) | Erika Buys & T.J. Kahriman | 24 | ||||
| South Holland (Thornwood) | Lauren Wells | 24 | |||||
| 2010-11 | Downers Grove (South) | Jan Heiteen | 38 | Chicago Heights (Marian) | Mark Donaway & Tom Dzurison | 26 | |
| 2011-12 | Downers Grove (South) | Jan Heiteen | 41 | Oak Lawn (Community) | Erika Buys & T.J. Kahriman | 20 | |
| Downers Grove (North) | Missy Carlson | 20 | |||||
| 2012-13 | Normal (University) | Mark Adams | 29 | Downers Grove (South) | Nicole Carreno | 26 | |
| 2013-14 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | David DeMarzo | 32 | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | Hemant Mehta | 23 | |
| 2014-15 | Hinsdale (Central) | Paul Woods | 29 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | David DeMarzo | 24 | |
| 2015-16 | Mt. Prospect (Prospect) | Jeremy Morton | 39 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | David DeMarzo | 34 | |
| 2016-17 | Downers Grove (South) | Justin Matkovich | 34 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | David DeMarzo | 32 | |
| 2017-18 | Downers Grove (South) | Justin Matkovich | 47 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | David DeMarzo | 29 | |
| 2018-19 | Hinsdale (Central) | Paul Woods & Chris Wilbur | 26 | Harvey (Thornton) | Marie Wojdelski & Brad Ablin | 21 | |
| Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | David DeMarzo | 21 | |||||
| 2019-20 | Downers Grove (South) | Justin Matkovich | 25 | Belleville (West) | Adam Jenkins | 24 | |
| 2021-22 | Darien (Hinsdale South) | 23 | Downers Grove (South) | 22 | |||
| 2022-23 | Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | 34 | Oak Lawn (Richards) | 33 | |||
| 2023-24 | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) | 32 | Downers Grove (South) | 24 |
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