History of Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois|McLean County, Illinois, United States that is its county seat as well. A 2006 special census indicated that the population was 74,975 [http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/06/16/news/doc449338a9f298f188018042.txt 2006 Census]. It is the more populous of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois|Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area and is the county seat of McLean County, Illinois|McLean County{{GR|6}}. Bloomington is the host of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, which is nationally known as one of the top Shakespearean festivals in the country (held at Ewing Manor). Illinois Shakespeare Festival, [http://www.thefestival.org/ Illinois Shakespeare Festival] It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and when mentioned together they are known as "the Twin cities|Twin Cities," "Bloomington-Normal," or simply "B-N."
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