REVOCABLE PROXY MAIN STREET TRUST, INC. SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Exhibit 99.2

REVOCABLE PROXY

MAIN STREET TRUST, INC.

SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

The undersigned hereby appoints [                      ] of Main Street Trust, Inc. ("Main Street"), with full power of substitution, to act as attorneys and proxies for the undersigned to vote all shares of common stock of Main Street that the undersigned is entitled to vote at Main Street’s Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting"), to be held on [                      ] , [                      ] , 2007, at [                      ] , located at [                      ] , at [                      ] , local time, and any and all adjournments and postponements thereof, as follows:

• • • • 1.                                        The adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 20, 2006 (the "Merger Agreement"), between First Busey Corporation ("First Busey") and Main Street Trust and approval of the transactions it contemplates including the merger of Main Street with First Busey.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote " FOR "

adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the transactions it contemplates.

• • • • 2.                                        The approval to adjourn the Meeting in the event that an insufficient number of shares is present in person or by proxy to adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the transactions it contemplates to permit further solicitation.

• • • • 3.                                        In accordance with their discretion, upon all other ma