Once rich in history and culture, Cairo is now struggling with poverty, crime, and neglect. The town’s decline didn’t happen overnight, and the story behind it is both tragic and revealing.

The Illinois State Police arrested 66-year-old Mary A. Davis of Cairo on five counts of first-degree murder, according to a Friday night news release.

(WSIL) -- A Cairo woman is in custody in connection to the death of a child. On September 3, 2020 Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Investigation (DCI) were called to investigate the death ...

A Cairo, Illinois man is wanted in connection with a homicide ... contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at 618-549-2121 or Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 618 ...

CAIRO, Ill. - A man suspected in violent bank robbery Thursday night has been charged on a weapons violation. U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Wigginton with the Southern District of Illinois has charged ...

CROWN POINT — A man was arrested Monday in Cairo, Illinois, in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old man outside a Gary gas station in April, authorities said.

Crime Illinois man among 8 arrested as police seize more than $700K of meth in multi-state bust By Hana Muslic. October 17, 2018 7:43 AM. ... Shawn Tarver, a Cairo resident, ...

(WSIL) -- Illinois State Police have arrested a Cairo man for possessing child pornography. On Wednesday, September 9, 2020 the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation, Zone 7 ...

BENTON — A Cairo man has been sentenced to serve 23 years in federal prison for his role in a deadly 2014 bank robbery of First ... the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.