As Ramadan begins, traditional lanterns called fawanees brighten Cairo. They have become a symbol of Ramadan and are an almost-mandatory home decoration for the holy month in Egypt.

CAIRO, Ill. (WSIL)--- People in Cairo were excited to see a large number of visitors come for the Solar Eclipse. Most people who came to the region are gone now, but while they were here, they spent ...

A massive 12-ton 3D printer has arrived in Cairo to construct a duplex on vacant land behind the town’s city hall. The towering gantry system stretches into the sky as the machine, guided by a ...

CAIRO, Ill. (WSIL) -- Arrowleaf, alongside community stakeholders, announced the grand opening of the Cairo African American Heritage Trail Welcome Area. The event will take place on Thursday, August ...

The community of 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.

CAIRO, Ill. — A massive 12-ton 3D printer has arrived in Cairo to construct a duplex on vacant land behind the town’s city hall. The towering gantry system stretches into the sky as the machine, ...

Back in 1993, another newspaper published my article commemorating the 75th anniversary of the lynching of Robert Prager in Collinsville. Prager, a German immigrant, was hanged because residents ...