Bloomington-Normal is the name for the twin cities: Bloomington and Normal in McLean County, in Central Illinois. The combined population of the two communities in a special census in 2006 was 125,000.

Bloomington-Normal is located at the crossroads of Interstate 55 (from Chicago to St. Louis and beyond) and Interstate 74 (from Champaign-Urbana and east to Peoria and west). Interstate 39 begins in Normal and runs north to Rockford.

Bloomington is the county seat of McLean County, Illinois.

Normal is the home of Illinois State University.

Bloomington is the home of Illinois Wesleyan University.