/tags/cairo Cairo en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-08-21/cairo-illinois-3d-printer-affordable-housing A machine to build the first new home in Illinois’ southernmost city in 50 years. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-08-21/cairo-illinois-3d-printer-affordable-housing Molly Parker /government-politics-issues/2024-08-12/food-desert-grocery-store-cairo-illinois Cairo, once a food desert, welcomed its new market last year with balloons and cheers. But the store is struggling — exposing problems with the programs set up to help. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:12:34 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-08-12/food-desert-grocery-store-cairo-illinois Molly Parker /government-politics-issues/2024-06-11/southern-illinois-cairo-poverty-commission-saluki-reporting-network Despite Illinois' plan to reduce poverty in the state, financial problems are worsening for many downstate families as pandemic-era enhanced benefits sunset in the face of rising inflation. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:26:45 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-11/southern-illinois-cairo-poverty-commission-saluki-reporting-network Lylee Gibbs, Jamilah Lewis, Molly Parker, Julia Rendleman /2023-08-25/cairo-port-project-gets-additional-funding-but-construction-timeline-still-uncertain The long-delayed project at Illinois' southern tip is now moving forward under new leadership. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:51:13 GMT /2023-08-25/cairo-port-project-gets-additional-funding-but-construction-timeline-still-uncertain Peter Hancock /2019-06-20/one-towns-hope-rests-on-money-and-the-mighty-mississippi The Mississippi River system is both an artery and a vein. It pumps ag products out of the heartland and into the world while bringing back fertilizer... Thu, 20 Jun 2019 21:25:28 GMT /2019-06-20/one-towns-hope-rests-on-money-and-the-mighty-mississippi Madelyn Beck /arts/2012-11-09/between-two-rivers-cairo-illinois One of the films at this month’s St. Louis International Film Festival is about the history of Cairo, Illinois, the southernmost town in the state.Host… Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:56:58 GMT /arts/2012-11-09/between-two-rivers-cairo-illinois Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards /government-politics-issues/2012-01-11/corps-balancing-levee-repairs-on-missouri-illinois-sides-of-mississippi This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 11, 2012 - WASHINGTON - As a record deluge surged toward the confluence of the Mississippi and… Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:33:13 GMT /government-politics-issues/2012-01-11/corps-balancing-levee-repairs-on-missouri-illinois-sides-of-mississippi Rob Koenig /2011-06-16/morning-headlines-thursday-june-16-2011 Army Corps to Begin Immediate Repairs to Mississippi River LeveeThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intentionally breached the Mississippi River levee during… Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:22:09 GMT /2011-06-16/morning-headlines-thursday-june-16-2011 /2011-05-10/morning-headlines-tuesday-may-10-2011 Missouri Senate Stops Short of Approving Local Control of St. Louis Police Dept.Missouri senators have embraced a proposal that would allow St. Louis to… Tue, 10 May 2011 14:33:26 GMT /2011-05-10/morning-headlines-tuesday-may-10-2011 /health-science-environment/2011-05-06/commentary-impressions-of-cairo-and-the-floods-racial-undertow This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 6, 2011 - "The thing is, no one wants Cairo here."John Garrett was packing up his family outside… Fri, 06 May 2011 23:30:21 GMT /health-science-environment/2011-05-06/commentary-impressions-of-cairo-and-the-floods-racial-undertow Brooke Grace