Welcome to Bureau County Illinois
Quiet Pleasures -- National Treasures

Take a drive across the quiet countryside-where the beauty of the prairie meets Midwestern charm for a relaxing, fun-filled excursion.

You'll love the endless attractions of our boutique shopping district, where you can browse through antiques, admire one-of-a-kind gifts, chat with friendly, knowledgeable proprietors, and take home a treasure or two.

Recreation opportunities abound, to enjoy horseback riding, bicycling and picnicking in one of the area's most beautiful parks, where the delights change with the seasons.

There's so much to discover in beautiful Bureau County, you'll want to come back again and again.

Bureau County is located in North Central Illinois 115 miles southwest of Chicago and 65 miles east of the Quad Cities on Interstate 80.

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