Zell, MO or West Frankfort, IL depending on the route you take.
Owensboro, KY
368 miles
Mapquest says 659 miles
125 miles
It is 521 miles according to Google Maps.
Cartersville is about 45 - 50 miles NW of Atlanta on I-75.
Butch Walker splits his time between his two homes in Atlanta, Georgia and Los Angeles, California. He is originally from a suburb of Atlanta called Cartersville.
794 MI.
The Nuclear Regulator Commission list nine nuclear power plants in Illinois. One is halfway between Springfield and Champaign/Urbana, so the likelihood is high that most power in Bloomington results from nuclear facilities. Being about 22 miles from Clinton where the reactor is located pretty much insures it.
The driving distance between Bloomington, IL and Springfield, IL is approximately 70 miles. The driving time would be approximately 1 hour 30 minutes if you were to travel non-stop in good driving conditions. (The driving time does not take into consideration conditions which may extend trip time such as weather, road work and rush hour traffic in urban areas.)
Cartersville, GA
It would take about four hours to drive from Chicago, Illinois to Bloomington, IN. There is approximately 230 miles between the two locations.
It is 717 miles according to Google Maps.