The mall features some 70 stores, shops, restaurants, and services, including three major department stores anchors. Shoppers in the two communities are only about an hour away from major regional malls in Joliet, Aurora, and Bloomington. Five banks serve the financial needs of Illinois River Area residents, encouraging development, and providing a strong financial base in their communities. The homes of Seneca and Marseilles reflect both the character of the community and the character of the people. Most homes are meticulously kept, regardless of their size, age, or style.
Neighborhoods present a homey picture of comfort and a quiet assurance of security.
They include single family homes, duplexes, apartments, and even mobile homes. The high bluffs against which both communities are built offer wooded and open acres for fine homes. Smartly styled executive homes are found atop the bluffs in new subdivisions with such pleasing names as Saddlewood Estates, Prairie Oaks, and Hidden Valley in Marseilles, and The Oaks and Partridge Estates in Seneca. Along the Illinois River in Seneca is Mariners' Village, a unique subdivision offering custom homes on sites with ponds and small lakes. Mariners' Village also boasts a luxurious clubhouse and private marina on the river.