Shirley, Illinois

About Shirley

Shirley, IL is a small unincorporated community located in central Illinois.

Shirley holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.09 square miles.

📰 Shirley News Today

• Shirley J. Skinner Obituary | Oaks-Hines Funeral Home | Canton, IL Tribute Archive · Aug 16
• Shirley Bennett Obituary (1928 - 2026) - Argenta, IL - Decatur Herald & Review Legacy obituary · Aug 11
• Illinois governor’s race: JB Pritzker, Darren Bailey spar over Trump tariffs, farm economy at ag forum Chicago Tribune · Aug 10
• Illinois' candidates for governor want property tax relief. But how? Peoria Journal Star · Aug 11
• Shirley M. Long Obituary Jul 12, 2026 - Olson Olson - Yoder Funeral Home · Jul 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Shirley Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Shirley — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.09 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Bloomington (7 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Shirley

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Shirley

• Funks Grove Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Stubblefield Woodlots Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Grampp Park reviews ★
• Pepper Ridge Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Shirley

🏘️ Nearby Communities