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Illinois Announces $40 Million In Funding For Cairo Port

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Illinois Announces $40 Million In Funding For Cairo Port

August 7, 2020

The state of Illinois is providing $40 million to the Alexander-Cairo Port District to build a riverport near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker… Read More

Can Revived Port District Bring Back Cairo, Ill.?

February 12, 2018

Illinois politicians are betting that a rejuvenated port district can bring the once-booming river town of Cairo, Ill., back from the grave. Illinois Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) has taken a… Read More