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Rankings for Pekin

Pekin Ranked
#36 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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Pekin Ranked
#51 2005 Best Places to Live
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Pekin Ranked
#260 Best Green Cities
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Rankings for Bloomington

Bloomington Ranked
#29 2005 Best Places to Live
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Bloomington Ranked
#42 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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Bloomington Ranked
#94 Best Green Cities
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Bloomington Ranked
#98 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Bloomington Ranked
#111 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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Reviews for Pekin    3 Reviews

My review is a question to residents of Marshaltown, Iowa. Recent talk is that Pekin, Illinois is getting a Swift Pork processing plant. The residents are restless and  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have traveled and lived all over the world. Pekin rates about in the middle of the places I have lived. Small town atmosphere with some bigger city facilities. The  More

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There is not a whole lot to do unless you want to eat at every fast-food restaurant there is. They do have a very nice public park with volleyball and tennis courts  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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