State Partners
Illinois
Illinois joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1988
114 recipients since program began in Illinois
$2,850,000 awarded in Illinois since program began
Dr. Tony Sanders
Superintendent of Education
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North 1st Street
Springfield, IL 62777
Talor Mourning
Event/Project Coordinator for Educator Recognition Programs
Illinois State Board of Education
100 N First Street
Springfield, IL 62777
Illinois Department of Education website
(Updated as of 10/16/25)
Illinois Milken Educators
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Bolingbrook High SchoolBolingbrook2025
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Lincoln Grade SchoolWashington2024
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Edgar Allan Poe Classical Elementary SchoolChicago2023
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Prairie Knolls Middle SchoolElgin2013
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Lynne Thigpen ElementaryJoliet2012
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John Hersey High SchoolArlington Heights2011
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Martin A. Ryerson Elementary SchoolChicago2010
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Bogan Computer Technical High SchoolChicago2009
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John J. Pershing West Magnet SchoolChicago2008
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Daniel R. Cameron Elementary SchoolChicago2008
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Schurz High SchoolChicago2007
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Las Casas Occupational High SchoolChicago2007
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Austin O. Sexton Elementary SchoolChicago2006
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Park View Elementary SchoolGlen Ellyn2006
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Bloomington High SchoolBloomington2005
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Hinsdale South High SchoolDarien2005
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Corliss High SchoolChicago2005
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Jacob Beidler Elementary SchoolChicago2004
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Willow Elementary SchoolHomewood2004
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O'Fallon Township High SchoolO'Fallon2003
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Walter R. Sundling Junior High SchoolPalatine2003
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Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic CenterChicago2002
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Community Consolidated School District 93Carol Stream2002
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Butler Junior High SchoolOak Brook2001
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Bradley Central Middle SchoolBradley2001
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Turner Elementary SchoolWest Chicago2000
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Donald C. Parker Early Education CenterMachesney Park2000
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West Elementary SchoolCarlinville2000
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Illinois Youth Center at HarrisburgHarrisburg1999
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Michelle Clark Middle SchoolChicago1999
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Danville High SchoolDanville1999
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Dundee-Crown High SchoolCarpentersville1999
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Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolMcleansboro1998
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Oscar Stanton Depriest Elementary SchoolChicago1998
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Lebanon Elementary SchoolLebanon1998
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Windsor Elementary SchoolArlington Heights1998
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Highland Middle SchoolHighland1997
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South High SchoolDowners Grove1997
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Highland Park High SchoolHighland Park1997
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East Coloma Elementary SchoolRock Falls1997
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Northmoor Primary SchoolPeoria1996
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Freeburg Elementary SchoolFreeburg1996
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Beethoven Elementary SchoolChicago1996
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Nelson Elementary SchoolEdwardsville1996
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Harrisburg High SchoolHarrisburg1995
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Lillian R. Nicholson Specialty SchoolChicago1995
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Triad High SchoolSt. Jacob1995
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Zuni High SchoolZuni1995
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Champaign Central High SchoolChampaign1995
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Inter-American Elementary Magnet SchoolChicago1994
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Pepper Ridge Elementary SchoolBloomington1994
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Harding Elementary SchoolMonmouth1994
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Summerfield Elementary SchoolSummerfield1994
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Copeland Manor Elementary SchoolLibertyville1994
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Warren Township High SchoolGurnee1993
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Westmer High SchoolJoy1993
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Crete-Monee Middle SchoolUniversity Park1993
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Waterloo Senior High SchoolWaterloo1993
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Porta Junior and Senior High SchoolPetersburg1993
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Jean Baptiste DuSable High SchoolChicago1993
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Harrison Street Elementary SchoolGeneva1992
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Diekman Elementary SchoolDolton1992
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Carbondale Community High SchoolCarbondale1992
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Ulysses S. Grant Elementary SchoolChicago1992
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Clinton Rosette Middle SchoolDe Kalb1992
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Niles West High SchoolSkokie1992
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Newberry Math and Science AcademyChicago1991
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East St. Louis-Lincoln High SchoolEast Saint Louis1991
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Reilly Elementary SchoolChicago1991
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River Ridge Middle SchoolHanover1991
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Eisenhower Middle SchoolRockford1991
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Niles West High SchoolSkokie1991
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Decatur Classical Elementary SchoolChicago1991
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Peoria Developmental CenterPeoria1991
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Edison Primary SchoolKankakee1991
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DeSoto Elementary SchoolDesoto1991
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Bloom High SchoolChicago Heights1991
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Hamel Elementary SchoolHamel1990
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Evanston Township High SchoolEvanston1990
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William Brown Elementary SchoolChicago1990
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Wilson Elementary SchoolChicago Heights1990
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Belleville High School-WestBelleville1990
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Harlem High SchoolMachesney Park1990
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Lasalle Elementary Language AcademyChicago1990
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Walter H. Dyett Middle SchoolChicago1990
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Channing Memorial Elementary SchoolElgin1990
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Park View Elementary SchoolMorton Grove1990
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Riverwood Elementary SchoolMcHenry1990
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Wiley Elementary SchoolUrbana1990
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Walter S. Christopher Elementary SchoolChicago1989
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Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolGlen Ellyn1989
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Butler Elementary SchoolSpringfield1989
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St. Augustine of Canterbury SchoolBelleville1989
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Taft Elementary SchoolJoliet1989
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Century High SchoolUllin1989
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Carbondale Community High SchoolCarbondale1989
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Gompers Fine Arts Option SchoolChicago1989
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Teutopolis Grade SchoolTeutopolis1989
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East Leyden High SchoolFranklin Park1989
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Zion-Benton Township High SchoolZion1989
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Kelvyn Park High SchoolChicago1989
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Greenville Junior High SchoolGreenville1988
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Jefferson Junior and Senior High SchoolMorton1988
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Adlai E. Stevenson High SchoolLincolnshire1988
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Ralph H. Metcalfe Community AcademyChicago1988
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Bloomington High SchoolBloomington1988
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Adlai E. Stevenson High SchoolLincolnshire1988
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Hyde Park Career AcademyChicago1988
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Coolidge Middle SchoolGranite City1988
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J. H. Freeman Elementary SchoolAurora1988
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Amos Alonzo Stagg High SchoolPalos Hills1988
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Palisades SchoolBurr Ridge1988