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Decatur Illinois
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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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Maybe I am in need of a job and employment as I live alone....

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Its fine, but not growing as I have struggled to find employment to help individuals remain in their homes. I live by an Assisted Living Community and several long term care places, and a hospital is nearby but I stil struggle to find work as I have applied at these places.

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The community itself,the respect,the care

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Community will come together when needed trying to get positive activities out there for the youths

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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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