Cairo News

On the east side of Commercial Avenue, the pungent smell of decay invades the nostrils of anyone who peeks inside one of the long-unused storefronts that collapsing ceilings and broken windows allow every breeze to penetrate.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against two Chicago-area hair growth businesses that guarantee clients results in less than six months.

Union County officials have announced the two women found dead in a house fire in Cairo were shot to death.

The Illinois State Fire Marshall is investigating a fire that took multiple lives in the small town of Cairo.

Trucks line up to dump gravel on the Main Line Mississippi River Levee. View Larger The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ' Memphis district is in the middle of spending more than $100 million in stimulus money for the Memphis District, a 355-mile stretch of the Mississippi from Cairo, Ill., to the mouth of the White River near Helena, Ark.

In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer interviewed Cobden, Illinois, resident Stace England .

14: Run a 5K or 10K along the Mississippi River on the upper and lower levee roads, starting at St.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced plans to install permanent flood gates at two gaps in the floodwall in Hickman.

Upon entering the Cairo Women's Shelter, in Cairo, Southernmost Illinois, one is immediately greeted with the smile of a lifetime.

Leslie Jones, of Creal Springs, Ill., pleaded guilty Monday in federal court of a felony charge of the illegal excavation, removal or damage of archaeological resources.

Poor Alexander County – literally. The state's southernmost county is in huge financial trouble.

First National Bank in Cairo, Il., repossessed five vehicles from Alexander County, including these Sheriff patrol cars, Tuesday, September 22, 2009, because of nonpayment.

A Swedish journalist and blogger specializing in Egyptian labor issues was stopped by security at Cairo airport early Tuesday and was set to be deported from the country, his girlfriend and Egyptian bloggers said.

As sheriff in one of the state's poorest counties, David Barkett often has his hands full keeping drug and property crimes in check.

Bricks from a collapsed building spill onto the sidewalk Thursday on Commercial Street in downtown Cairo, Ill.

When real-estate flipper Geoffrey King heard that a 101-year-old church in the struggling town of Cairo, Illinois, was going up for sale, he came up with a plan to benefit the community.

Just two weeks after laying off 75% of its staff, the Alexander County Sheriff's Office returned five of its patrol cars to the bank after defaulting on its loans.

Students in primary and secondary schools are invited to design a poster for the 21st annual River Sweep 2010.

Glenda Prosser, 62, of Olive Branch died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at her home. She was born Aug.

The lead scout for the 1959 Airstream caravan across Africa, Dale "Pee Wee" Schwamborn, left, of Prescott, Ariz., poses Saturday with his host family, Steve and Amy Burrows and their son, Collin, at Cape Girardeau RV Park.