Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
First Busey Corporation
Urbana, Illinois
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of First Busey Corporation of our reports dated March 16, 2010 relating to our audits of the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, included in and incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of First Busey Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2009.
/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Champaign, Illinois
June 22, 2010