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Marshfield, MO vs Bloomington, IL

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#119 2005 Best Places to Live

I’ve lived here since 1985. It used to be an okay town to live in but not anymore. As in any town it’s who you are and who you know! So if you don’t have the right last  More

Great place to raise a family and live and  More

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

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

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