Banner, Illinois

About Banner

Set in the western part of Illinois, Banner is a tiny community counting 158 people who proudly call it home.

Banner holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.29 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 122 residents per square mile.

📰 Banner News Today

• Amtrak reports banner year, though growth in Illinois is more mixed WGLT · Aug 7
• Illinois People's Action delivers banner to Macon County Board offices - Herald-Review.com Herald-Review.com · Aug 7
• ‘I want a banner hanging up;’ Illinois great Dee Brown talks Final Four-bound Illini WCIA.com · Apr 4
• Homecoming 2025 highlights: The photos, posts that raised the banner Illinois State University News · Oct 20
• Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigating two business burglaries CIProud.com · Apr 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Banner Unique

• The only place in America named Banner — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Banner

• Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Banner Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Copperas Creek Management Area reviews ★
• Prairie Hills Wetland Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Banner

🏘️ Nearby Communities