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Illinois
Director: Stephen Squires
The Illinois Brass Band is a 30-member British-style brass band now in its 32nd year performing throughout northern Illinois. The band won NABBA's Championship Division six times in seven years (1996-2002) and was the first brass band outside the British Commonwealth to compete at the British Open in 2003. Stephen Squires has been Music Director since 2008.
Play in this band? Join it as a NABBA member so it counts as your band for the Championships. Any band in the directory can be joined, whether or not it has competed recently.
| Event | Section | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Championships 2026 | First | 4th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2025 | First | 6th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2024 | First | 6th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2023 | First | 6th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2022 | First | 7th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2019 | First | 2nd — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2018 | First | 5th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2017 | First | 7th — Overall |
| First |
| 7th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2015 | First | 4th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2014 | First | 3rd — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2013 | First | 7th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2011 | Championship | 4th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2009 | Championship | 5th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2008 | Championship | 6th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2007 | Championship | 3rd — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2006 | Championship | 6th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2004 | Championship | 6th — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2002 | Championship | 1st — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2001 | Championship | 1st — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 2000 | Championship | 1st — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 1998 | Championship | 1st — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 1997 | Championship | 1st — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 1996 | Championship | 1st — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 1995 | Championship | 2nd — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 1994 | Honors | 1st — Overall |
| NABBA Championships 1993 | Honors | — |