About downtown Pontiac
Pontiac is home to a Main Street America program: an Affiliate downtown working to keep Pontiac's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
City of PontiacAffiliate
- Designation
- Affiliate Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Illinois Main Street
What's coming to this page
When the City of Pontiac team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Pontiac worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Pontiac.
Inns, B&Bs and hotels within walking distance.
Festivals, galleries, markets and events downtown.
Restaurants, cafés and taprooms on the square.
Nearby Main Street towns
- Bloomington, IL34 mi
- Paxton, IL40 mi
- Monticello, IL59 mi
- Matteson, IL64 mi
- Batavia, IL69 mi
- Dixon, IL80 mi
- Elgin, IL82 mi
- Sterling, IL84 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Pontiac. See all 20 other Illinois downtowns on the state page.
Program details from the Main Street America network directory. Something out of date? Let us know through the form on this page.
For downtowns & shop owners
Run downtown Pontiac? Get featured.
If you lead City of Pontiac or own a shop here, tell us about your events, shops and holiday hours. Our editors feature downtowns and merchants in the Daily Downtown Digest.
Owners and downtown teams get the Digest every morning. Featured placement for shops is a simple monthly plan.