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ZIP Codes: 61701, 61704, 61705 ... 61704, 61705. Area code(s) 309, 861: FIPS code: 17-06613: GNIS ID: 2394197 [4] Website: www.bloomingtonil.gov: Bloomington is a ...
In February 1998, school officials announced plans to construct a new school building in east or southeast Bloomington after renovation of the current building was deemed too expensive. [44] [47] That July, the pastors' board announced fifteen acres of Deneen family farmland in east Bloomington were reserved for a new school building. [48]
In mid-December 1933, during the height of the Great Depression, local officials settled on a 164-acre site east of Bloomington along Illinois 9 where the site of a new permanent airfield would be situated. Originally known as the Bloomington Municipal Airport, it was founded in 1946 by local businessman and aviation enthusiast Charles G. Shafer.
In 1957, area code 815 was split for the assignment of area code 309 to western central Illinois. No further changes took place for 33 years. In 1989, area code 708 was created for all of the suburbs in the Chicago metropolitan area while the city of Chicago kept the original 312. Area codes 847 (northern suburbs) and 630 (western suburbs) were ...
In a late-night Friday move, President Donald Trump fired at least 17 independent watchdogs -- known as inspectors general -- at multiple federal agencies, sources familiar with the move told ABC ...
Area codes of Illinois. Area codes 309 and 861 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the west-central part of the U.S. state of Illinois.The numbering plan area includes cities such as Bloomington, Canton, East Moline, East Peoria, Galesburg, Geneseo, Kewanee, Macomb, Minonk, Moline, Morton, Normal, Pekin, Peoria, Rock Island, Silvis, and many smaller ...
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[3]: 69 The first settlement was Blooming Grove, established in 1822 near present-day Bloomington. [ 3 ] : 69 McLean County was formed on December 25, 1830, out of Tazewell County . It was named for John McLean , United States Senator for Illinois, who died in 1830.