Strictly speaking, the two schools are not closely related, but both Illinois State University and University of Illinois belong to the Illinois State University system, which is equivalent to two subsystems.
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Illinois State University covers an area of 850 acres and has 665,438+0 buildings, ranging from the castle-like music department to the 28-story modern student apartment Manchester Hall.
The university is located in the Bloomington-Normal Twin Cities, 265,438+00 miles from Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, and 265 miles from St. Louis, the second largest city in the Midwest. It takes three to four hours by car and two hours by train.
Bloomington, where the school is located, owns statefarm and is one of the largest insurance companies in the United States that accept property and accidental injuries. Founded in 1922, the company has been led by two families: Melchelles (1922- 1954) and Rust (1954- till now).
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