Normal/Tornadoes/Jobs (Peoria, Springfield, Bloomington: real estate, insurance, houses)

[johnnnybandfreak]

Hi,

Does anybody knows about the city of Normal, Il?

How about tornadoes?

And what is the job outlook like in that area of Il?

Thanks

[mrsrobbyb]

I grew up in Peoria, which isnt too far from there. Normal is a twin city to Bloomington, which is home to Illinois State University. Its a pretty young city...meaning lots of young people. Nice houses and schools but there are a few bad areas. Tornadoes arent too bad! They happen a lot more often in the rural areas. I wouldnt worry too bad about it. I hoped I helped a little.

[johnnnybandfreak]

Originally Posted by mrsrobbyb

I grew up in Peoria, which isnt too far from there. Normal is a twin city to Bloomington, which is home to Illinois State University. Its a pretty young city...meaning lots of young people. Nice houses and schools but there are a few bad areas. Tornadoes arent too bad! They happen a lot more often in the rural areas. I wouldnt worry too bad about it. I hoped I helped a little.

Thank you for the info.
Would you mind telling me about Peoria?
My husband had read about the town.
And thought maybe it would be a nice place to live in..
johnnybandfreak

[BIGMB81]

Peoria is okay. You get a big city feel even though you are pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Suprisingly it is pretty boring after awhile.

[johnnnybandfreak]

Originally Posted by BIGMB81

Peoria is okay. You get a big city feel even though you are pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Suprisingly it is pretty boring after awhile.

I have lived in the middle of nowhere.
And I think I do not want a repeat of the experience.
Thank you very much for the info.
johnnybandfreak

[hawkfandan]

I spent 4 yrs in Normal. It's like any other college town pretty much. Job market is decent. State Farm is HQ'd there and Catepillar (sp?), is nearby too.

[johnnnybandfreak]

Thank you for the info...
johnnybandfreak

[runner]

Say johnnybandfreak what yah doing on the Illinois web site? I read about you on the Wisconsin forum. I live in Missouri now, from the Quad Cities, Illinois and moving to Kewaskum Wisconsin when I get my house sold. Where do you live now?

[kaosproperties]

I'd recommend Springfield, Illinois.

Plenty of things to do.

Housing is good. Real Estate are good.

[Shoteka]

I grew up in Normal (about 15 years) and graduated from Illinois State (which IS in Normal, NOT Bloomington). Normal is a wonderflul town; I miss it so much! Normal and Bloomington are "twin cities" and together total about 100K population. Its the perfect size, and Unit 5 is rated VERY highly among IL school districts. Its clean, progressive, growing exponentially, and the job market is very stable due to State Farm Insurance, primarily. I also heard a statistic once that Blm/Normal has the most restaurants per capita in the US- that's probably not true, but there are an awful lot! I don't know about Springfield, but avoid Peoria; its a dirty river town and the economic situation just continues to depreciate. If you're interested in Central Illinois, B-N is your best bet!