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CAIRO — The Cairo Historical Preservation Project, Inc. is partnering with Illinois universities to showcase the region’s history as defined by the African American community. The Heritage Trail and ...

Cairo grew from an ancient Nile settlement into the largest city in the Middle East, but rapid population growth, informal housing, and climate pressure are pushing it toward a breaking point. This ...

CAIRO, Ill. (KFVS) - The Cairo Historical Preservation Project(TCHPP), Inc. will launch the Cairo African American Heritage Trail(CAAHT) and Oral History Project on Friday, November 5. The launch will ...

The Mamluk Sultanate (1250-1517) -- Pious patronage -- Motivation and perception of monumental patronage -- The patronage of the civilian elite -- Ceremonial culture -- Treasures, status and style -- ...

The Cairo African American Heritage Trail and Oral History Project (CAAHT) will launch Friday, Dec. 5, allowing residents and guests to visit specific African American history sites in Cairo, Illinois ...

CAIRO — There are still traces of the grandeur brought by the age of the railroad, but it’s seemingly few and far-between these days. This year’s third annual Bear and Butterflies public art project ...

CAIRO, Ill. -- This community once envisioned to become a great Midwestern metropolis has suffered from an economic depression for at least half a century. But flickers of life have appeared recently.