The settlement of “Blooming Grove” in 1822, Bloomington remained a village until designated a town in 1831, when McLean County was created. It had a population of 150 by the time the first jail was built in 1832.http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx

 Home to 167,699 people -Bloomington should be called Boomington because business is booming with all the corporations, businesses and colleges in the area. Bloomington or BLONO (as the in crowd would say) is interwoven with restaurants, eateries, and shopping.

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