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Decatur, Illinois

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Location

The Resume

    (1823- )
    Born in United States
    2010 Population: 76,122
    Metro is over 100,000
    Home of Fortune 50 food processing corporation ADM (Archer Daniels Midland)
    Located in Macon County
    Motto: 'We Like it Here'

Why Decatur, Illinois might be annoying:

    It is another declining, Midwestern factory city.
    Reverend Jesse Jackson led protests here after two black high school students were expelled for beating up spectators at a football game (1999).
    Their Firestone plant made national headlines due to the high failure rate of the tires manufactured there, causing several deadly accidents (2000).
    It is where the Steven Soderbergh bomb 'The Informant!' was filmed and took place.
    The city is dominated by ADM.
    The whole city smells like burnt cheese due to all the factories.
    Their downtown was built on an old Native American burial ground and is allegedly haunted.

Why Decatur, Illinois might not be annoying:

    It is one of the leading cities in the agricultural industry.
    It is considered the world's 'soybean capital.'
    It was home to a little football team called the 'Decatur Staleys.'
    Stephen Colbert lampooned their 'We Like it Here' motto on 'The Colbert Report.'
    Abraham Lincoln practiced law here.
    The flyswatter was invented here.

Credit: Diplomat


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying