Fairbury is a city in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,633 at the 2020 census.
Downtown Fairbury
Fairbury City Hall is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Walton Brothers Department Store building in downtown Fairbury now houses the Walton Centre event venue and Fairbury Furniture.
Octave Chanute was a French-American civil engineer and aviation pioneer. He advised and publicized many aviation enthusiasts, including the Wright brothers. At his death, he was hailed as the father
Chanute between 1900 and 1910
Chanute stands in the middle of the Hannibal Bridge in 1869.
Chanute's 1896 biplane hang glider was a trailblazing design adapted by the Wright brothers, who "contrived a system consisting of two large surfaces on the Chanute double-deck plan".