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Bloomington, IL vs Des Plaines, IL

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 Bloomington, ILDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638.1
 Snowfall21  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days104.9125.3106.2
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock83.685.8
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.7976332443
Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

low  More

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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