Town guides
What each town is actually like, written by people who have sold property in it — beside what has been selling there, which updates on its own.
The lakes
Lake Shelbyville
Shelby and Moultrie counties
One of the largest lakes in Illinois, run by the Corps of Engineers, with a county seat at each end and the whole shoreline in public hands.
Lake Sara
Effingham County, four miles west of Effingham
Effingham's lake: leased lots, private homes and your own dock, four miles from the I-57 and I-70 interchange.
Shelbyville, Illinois
Shelby County
The county seat, the gateway to Lake Shelbyville, and the town most of the market around here runs through.
Sullivan, Illinois
Moultrie County
The Moultrie County seat, at the north end of Lake Shelbyville, with a professional theater on the courthouse square.
Stewardson, Illinois
Shelby County
A One Cow Town on Route 32, twenty minutes from Effingham and a short drive from the south shore of Lake Shelbyville.
Strasburg, Illinois
Shelby County
The gnome capital of Illinois, on Route 32 in southern Shelby County, with a state forest at its back door.
Windsor, Illinois
Shelby County
Eastern Shelby County's gathering place, at the junction of Routes 16 and 32, with Lake Shelbyville at its back.
Homes for sale, by town
Every town we have a listing in today or have sold in — what is for sale there now and what it has been going for.