• The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Cairo, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see...
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    Cairo (/ˈkɛəroʊ/ KAIR-oh, sometimes /ˈkeɪroʊ/ KAY-roh) is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County. A river city, Cairo...
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    Greetings From Cairo, Illinois is a 2005 concept album and historical album by Stace England with songs referencing the history of Cairo, Illinois from 1858...
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    This is a list of notable individuals who come from the state of Illinois, a state within the larger United States of America. Contents:  Top 0–9 A B...
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    than 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East, the Greater Cairo metropolitan...
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  • From 1967 to 1973, an extended period of racial unrest occurred in the town of Cairo, Illinois. The city had long had racial tensions which boiled over...
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    mutilated on November 11, 1909 by a mob in Cairo, Illinois, after he was charged with the rape and murder of 23-year-old shop clerk Anna Pelley. James...
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  • This is a list of homicides in Illinois. This list includes notable homicides committed in the U.S. state of Illinois that have a Wikipedia article on...
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    Southern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois comprising the southern third of the state, principally south of Interstate 70. Part of downstate...
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    lead ship of the City-class gunboats, sometimes also called the Cairo class, and was named for Cairo, Illinois. On December 12, 1862 just north of Vicksburg...
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