Track west and south of Bureau is operated by Iowa Interstate, while tracks east to Chicago were formerly operated by CSX but are currently leased to Iowa Interstate.

Their original surname was probably Belleau, but local aboriginals may have had difficulty pronouncing the "l" sound.

One or both of the brothers ran a trading post near where Big Bureau Creek empties into the Illinois River from 1776 until 1780 or 1790.

[7][8] A man named Buero, of mixed French and Native American descent, and possibly a descendant of one of the earlier Bureau brothers, was operating in this area as a fur trader in 1821.

15.85% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.41% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.