DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Gretchen Murphy Camillo locked the doors of her business, Murphy & Co, for the last time Thursday evening.

For Camillo, it was a rewarding small business, but now it is time to start a new chapter.

“I’m in a new season of my life, and it’s just time to move on,” Camillo told WAND News. “I recently got remarried and we have a lot of grandkids, and kids, and I just want to spend more time with my family.”

Camillo’s shop had a cozy downtown location directly across the street from Downtown Decatur’s Central Park. One of the most rewarding aspects of her job has been the loyal customers who would come in to buy or simply visit.

“It was like a Hallmark movie, almost, because everybody knows everybody. Your mailperson, you end up knowing. The UPS driver. I absolutely l

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