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Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city was founded in 1829 and is along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2016, the city's estimated population was 72,706.
The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College. Decatur has vast industrial and agricultural processing production, including the North American headquarters of agricultural conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland, international agribusiness Tate & Lyle's largest corn-processing plant, and the designing and manufacturing facilities for Caterpillar Inc.'s wheel-tractor scrapers, off-highway trucks, and large mining trucks.

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I have dealt with some of my family with altimers,slightly retarded and other medical problems so I have the patience and experience

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My neighborhood is very walker and bicyclist friendly. We have sidewalks on both sides of nearly every tree-lined street. There are multiple ways you can go to get to nearly anyplace. We have an exceptional public bus system that is available 7 days a week. Disabled people can get free bus passes. Best of all is our city park system. The parks are a priority for our city officials so the entire system is well kept. We have a beautiful lake right in the city. We have a sailboat club here of which I am a member in good standing.

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All of the above. My parents live here. Age 91 and 88

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There's a lot of young people out here being crazy.

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