| 2019 | | American Legion Post 791 – Centennial Celebration of Founding |
| 2018 | | Northbrook Police Chief Roger Adkins and Northbrook Fire Chief Andy Carlson |
| 2017 | | Northbrook Park District – Celebrating 90th Anniversary |
| 2016 | | 1966 GBN Baseball State Champions |
| 2015 | | Northbrook Rotary Club |
| 2014 | Celebrating Historic Moments | Northbrook Historical Society Board of Directors |
| 2013 | Unity Through Community | Marcia Doniger, Founder of Northbrook Citizens for Drug and Alcohol |
| 2012 | Imagine | Current Iraq and Afghanistan Vets and Their Families |
| 2011 | Honoring Old Glory | WWII Veterans |
| 2010 | Making A Difference Through Service | The Scouts of Northbrook |
| 2009 | Northbrook Celebrates Freedom | Northbrook Woman’s Club |
| 2008 | Red, White, Blue and Northbrook Green | Ed Harvey & John Novinson |
| 2007 | Honoring America’s Heroes | Bernie Schmidt |
| 2006 | Diversity Makes U.S. Strong | Don Hintz and Jack Coombe |
| 2005 | Northbrook Salutes Pride in America | Lona N. Louis |
| 2004 | Great Traditions – A Grand Time | Northbrook Civic Foundation |
| 2003 | Red, White & Blue Celebrates with Green & Gold | Original GBN Staff |
| 2002 | Proud To Be An American | Park District and Library Boards |
| 2001 | The Fabric of Our History | Shermerville Kids – Residents Born in Shermerville |
| 2000 | Celebrate@Northbrook.IL.US | Ron Christensen |
| 1999 | On to the Millennium | Judith Hughes |
| 1998 | Pride in Old Glory | Wally Kruse |
| 1997 | A Family 4th | Joe Doud |
| 1996 | Let Freedom Ring! | Ron Bernardi |
| 1995 | The Tradition Continues | Dan & Toni Walker |
| 1994 | Northbrook – An American Original | David Cruickshank, Andy Gabel, Herman Lorenz, Louie Werhane |
| 1993 | Celebrating Freedom | Marcia Doniger |
| 1992 | Demonstrate Democracy | Dr. E. James Duffy |
| 1991 | To Honor Those Who Served | Bruce Hoover, Norbert Gumbinger, and Vets |
| 1990 | Marching Into The 90s | Ken Thiel |
| 1989 | . . . By The People | Joe Doud |
| 1988 | . . . Of the People | David Cruickshank & Andy Gabel |
| 1987 | We the People | Daniel J. Walker |
| 1986 | Our Land of Liberty | Bert Pollak |
| 1985 | Let’s Have an Old-Fashioned 4th | Dr. & Mrs. Homer O. Harvey |
| 1984 | Spirit of America | Mr. & Mrs Ed Rudolph |
| 1983 | Salute Our Volunteers | |
| 1982 | Fun With the Red, White and Blue | |
| 1981 | Friends and Neighbors | |
| 1980 | The Great Outdoors | |
| 1979 | Games People Play | |
| 1978 | Close Encounters of the 4th | |
| 1977 | On the Road to Happiness | |
| 1976 | Freedom’s Way – U.S.A. | |
| 1975 | This Land is Our Land | |
| 1974 | It’s A Small World | |
| 1973 | An Old Fashioned 4th | |
| 1972 | Harmony | |
| 1971 | America the Beautiful | |
| 1970 | This Land is Your Land | |
| 1969 | Let’s Sing Out, Sing Out For America | |
| 1968 | | |