Cairo

Commercial activities such as barge traffic and riverboats were experiencing difficulty navigating portions of the river.

The Rebuild Illinois allocation will assist with planning and preparations

Cairo Historical Preservation Project

Cairo was once a booming river port town, but over the last century has seen an economic and population decline.Some feel the town is a diamond in the rough ready to be polished and rise up again.

Benjy Jeffords reports on revitalization efforts in Cairo, IL

Residents in Cairo received a Thanksgiving meal form State Comptroller Susana Mendoza and her staff.State Senator Dale Fowler and Representative Patrick Windhorst were on hand to help distribute meals to more than 150 families Thursday.

Cairo Port project

Alexander County hopes to land large share of U.S. intermodal shipping traffic

Alexander County saw 36.4% population decline since 2010

The effort to build an inland port at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers at Cairo with Illinois union workers moved forward on Tuesday.The…