
Galesburg has remained an important commercial center, drawing its customers from the surrounding region.
Today, you will find a satisfying variety of shops to choose among, from the fashionable, national-name stores in Sandburg Mall to bargain hunters’ favorite discount outlets and the charming specialty shops of historic Seminary Street and downtown Galesburg.
New stores continue to open and new buildings go up, both on Main Street, in the heart of the city’s downtown, and on Henderson Street, the neon-lined “strip” that hums with traffic well into the night.
Galesburg’s forward-looking Chamber of Commerce, its active merchants’ associations and its dedicated historic preservation groups have combined to sustain growth in retail activity while maintaining a vital downtown core.