The streets of Cairo, Illinois, are lined with boarded-up buildings and empty lots. Now the federal agency is set to gut the city of some of its last affordable housing.
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Numerous residents told HUD they didn’t want to move. “Don’t do this. It’s wrong, man,” one resident told them. “You don’t know what we’re going through because you're not from here,” said another, noting he has lived in Cairo since the 1950s and doesn’t intend to live elsewhere. “Stop moving our people out of town. Build something new here.”
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mollyjaneparker commented on Southern Illinois pharmacies have dispensed millions of pain pills. What does it mean?
Thanks for your comment. That is a nationwide statistic, not a local one.
mollyjaneparker commented on When it comes to Cairo Public Utility Co., secrecy fuels intrigue in a town run amok with conspiracy theories
Thank you for the note. There are 7 stories in this series and the others provide information on rates, usage and comparisons.
mollyjaneparker commented on Northern Illinois district donates truck to Vergennes Fire Department
Thank you Will H. It will be corrected. My apologies. -Molly