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Machine to build first new home in Illinois’ southernmost city in 50 years

Cairo, Illinois, 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.

Illinois lawmakers previously pledged to help communities end poverty statewide by 2036. In Illinois's poorest county, some residents are still waiting to hear the state's plan to make that happen.

Long-delayed project moving forward under new leadership

Cairo has spent seven years without a grocery, until Friday morning. Rise Community Market is now open after months of renovations.

The list is an effort to boost advocacy efforts and build support for each property’s eventual preservation.

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

This city at the confluence of two of the mightiest rivers in the United States, the Ohio and the Mississippi, is the county seat of Alexander County, which once boasted a population of more than 25,000. It is now down to just 5,240, according to the 2020 U.S Census.

An agreement between the Alexander Cairo Port District and an Illinois union is guaranteeing 500 Illinois-based construction jobs for building an inland…

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced Tuesday his state will provide $40 million to anchor a public private partnership constructing a new inland port…