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 ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WSIL) -- Otha Don Watkins III, a 43-year-old from Cairo, Illinois, has been sentenced to an additional five years in federal prison. Watkins pleaded guilty and was ...

CAIRO, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Cairo Historical Preservation Project announced a generous donation to the Ward Chapel AME Church restoration fund on June 19.

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials said Tuesday a fire that engulfed a main telecom company building in downtown Cairo a day earlier left four people dead and over two dozen injured.

The Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Fund has approved reimbursement for over $4,000 to the family of Mari Villar, who was severely injured in a hit-and-run two years ago, after WGN ...

News Years before ‘Bloody’ Selma, John Lewis prayed to end segregation in Cairo, IL Published: Jun. 26, 2025, 12:10 p.m.

Data tracked by CBS News Chicago shows aggravated assaults, aggravated batteries, arsons, burglaries, motor vehicle thefts, ...

SAN LUIS (AP) — James Wood conectó su jonrón número 24, Nathaniel Lowe añadió un cuadrangular de tres carreras y los Nacionales de Washington vencieron 8-2 a los Cardenales de San Luis la ...

A violent Independence Day weekend has Chicagoans worried about violent crime, but it was a spike and not a trend. Crime is ...

Washington Nationals interim general manager Mike DeBartolo and interim manager Miguel Cairo are ready to try to turn around an organization that’s had the second-worst record in the majors since ...