Fairbury, Illinois

About Fairbury

Set in the central part of Illinois, Fairbury is a small town counting 3,571 people who proudly call it home.

Fairbury holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.84 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,941 residents per square mile.

📰 Fairbury News Today

• Sawyer Brown, 8/18 WIXY.com | · Oct 5
• Prairie Central vs Illinois Valley - Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball 10/06/2026 | Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Oct 5
• Fairbury Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Fairbury, Illinois - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 10
• FloRacing Night in America Invades Lincoln and Fairbury FloRacing · Jul 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Illinois headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Fairbury Unique

• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fairbury

• China Kitchen — chinese
• Monical's Pizza — pizza
• Dos Fuentes — mexican
• Dream Cabin Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Lost in Time — american
• Marchelloni's — pizza
• Route 24 Diner — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Fairbury Echoes · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairbury

• Marsh Park reviews ★
• Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve reviews ★
• Livingston Square reviews ★
• North Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Fairbury

• Prairie Central Elem School
• Prairie Central High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Fairbury

🏘️ Nearby Communities