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    • Business Directory
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    • CEFS
  • Play
    • Tourism
    • Lake Shelbyville >
      • History & Dam
      • Visitor's Center
      • Marinas
      • Trails
      • Fishing
      • Horseback Riding
      • Hunting
      • Camping
    • Things to Do >
      • Historic Downtown >
        • Historical Society
        • Local Lore
      • Lake Events
      • Farmers Market
      • Festival of Lights
      • CityWalk Tours >
        • Lincoln Memorial
        • Painted Figures
        • Victorian Homes
      • General Dacey Trail
      • Area Wineries
      • Golf Courses
    • Sites to See >
      • Area Photos
      • Aquatic Center
      • Best Wedding Chapel
      • Forest Park
      • Boarman's Auto Museum
      • Boarman's Roxy Theatre
      • Chautauqua Auditorium
      • County Courthouse
      • Public Library
      • The Goat Tower
      • Visitor's Center
      • Kaskaskia River
    • SHOP
  • Chamber
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      • COVID-19 Resources
      • Member Benefits
      • Join Chamber
      • Member Support
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Historic Downtown

Visit Beautiful Downtown Shelbyville, Illinois AND Experience the small town charms of the Greater Shelbyville area.
Historical Society
Local Lore
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Since it’s founding in 1827, downtown Shelbyville has been the vibrant heart of our community.

Explore tree lined brick streets throughout the neighborhood as you trace the steps of our most famous visitor Abraham Lincoln. Downtown Shelbyville boasts three Looking for Lincoln kiosks to help guide your walking tour.

If artistic endeavors tickle your fancy, uncover the life and works of Shelbyville’s American tonalist son Robert Root.  If shopping is your game, shop our blocks downtown to find an eclectic mix of shops and galleries to fill an afternoon outing.

Looking for a diversion after dark? Come downtown to catch a movie, enjoy live music or simply relax over dinner with friends.

Are you an architecture and art buff? Go on our City Walk.  The downtown area offers an impressive collection intact and beautifully restored late 19th and early 20th century civic, commercial and residential buildings. The entire downtown neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

If going local is your thing, downtown hosts Scarecrow Daze, Shelbyville’s largest annual early fall community fest as well as all-ages events throughout the year.

Looking for a little people watching? Grab a seat at the Sister City Park at Main and Broadway. The mini-park commemorates Shelbyville’s close ties to our Sister City, Okuwa Village, Japan.

Come on out and discover downtown Shelbyville!

The Greater Shelbyville Chamber of commerce

The Greater Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce has a mission to provide positive leadership with the highest standard of integrity. They encourage a strong local economy through business growth and retention with goals to enhance local quality of life through an informed membership and community.

Contact

P:  (217) 774-2221
F:  (217) 774-2243

143 E. Main St.
Shelbyville, IL 62565

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