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Thank-you for visiting! This site provides coverage and results for every Illinois state tournament held for the Little League Baseball division (10-12 years old) since the tournament was first held in 1957.


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What's New

(June 2024) -- We have begun our coverage of the 2024 Illinois state tournament -- click for details. If you can provide results or pairings for Illinois district and sectional tournaments that are not listed on this site, please contact the Unpage.

Our Illinois state tournament coverage was one of the three original Unpage sites, and launched on July 5, 1996. Click to contact the webmaster with any comments or questions about this page.


The Illinois State Tournament

The first ever Illinois state tournament was held in 1957. Prior to that year, Illinois district champions competed in sectional tournaments that also included teams from other states and provinces. The winners of these sectional meets advanced directly to the region tournament, making it conceivable that no Illinois league -- or multiple leagues -- would advance to the region tournament.

Today, the Illinois state tournament brings together four sectional champions. The tournament began as a single-elimination, four-team competition, then converted to a double-elimination format comprising either four or five sections in the early 1980s.

The Illinois state champions advance to the Great Lakes Region tournament in Whitestown, Indiana. The winner of this tournament qualifies for the Little League World Series.

Fifteen Illinois teams have won region championships and competed in the Little League World Series, including the state's most recent qualifier, Hinsdale Little League in 2024. Three of these teams reached the Little League World Series championship game: the Kankakee Jaycees Little League in 1958 and 1962, and Chicago's Roseland North Little League in 1967.

Click to view a timeline showing the evolution of the Illinois Little League tournament structure.


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