Cairo, Illinois is an abandoned town that sits at the tri-state with Kentucky and Missouri. Basically, the entire town is on the National Register of Historic Places, and history is hidden everywhere.

The Missouri-Illinois Railroad was incorporated in 1921 to acquire the Illinois Southern. Missouri Pacific acquired control of the M-I in 1929 by acquiring 51% of its stock from the lead companies ...

Missouri basketball and Illinois played out an instant Braggin’ Rights classic on Sunday at Enterprise Center, as twists met turns and an MU comeback attempt fell just short — or dropped an ...

CAIRO — The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the reopening of the bridge carrying U.S. 60/62 over the Mississippi River in Alexander County and Mississippi County, Missouri.

The 550-mile route starts from Dubuque, Iowa, in the north and travels all the way through the state, ending in Cairo, Illinois. Some can’t-miss stops along the way include the birthplace of jazz ...

CAIRO, Ill. (WSIL)-- Kentucky transportation officials released the results of their study looking into replacing the U.S. 51 Bridge that connects Wickliffe, Kentucky to Cairo, Illinois.

According to James M. Lansden's A History of the City of Cairo, Illinois, John G. Comegys of Baltimore bought 1,800 acres in southern Illinois in 1817 and named the land "Cairo" in honor of the ...

CAIRO, Ill. — West Kentucky drivers traveling in southern Illinois and Missouri should be aware of closure of a bridge in Alexander County, Illinois, and Mississippi County, Missouri, that will ...

Earlier this month, the U.S. 60/62 bridge crossing the Mississippi River in Cairo, Illinois, was closed for repairs, and the closure is expected to remain in place for the next 12 months. × This ...

Cairo Mississippi Bridge has carried motorists between Birds Point, Missouri, and Alexander County, Illinois along U.S. 60/62 since its founding 94 years ago, is about to be shut down for a year.

CAIRO, IL (WSIL) – The U.S. 60/62 bridge spanning over the Mississippi River from Cairo Illinois to the Charleston Missouri area sees steady traffic throughout the day.

In late January 1902, crews of men showed up in the little town of Thebes, Illinois, 9 miles south of Cape Girardeau on the east bank of the Mississippi River to begin building a bridge that would ...