With Rise Market Closing, a Food Desert Returns to Southern Illinois Town of Cairo

With Rise market closing, a food desert returns to southern Illinois town of Cairo

On Dec. 30, the Rise Community Market board in Cairo made the decision to close Jan. 31, leaving a food desert in the city at the southern tip of Illinois.

With Rise Market closing, food desert returns in Cairo

Tuesday evening, the Rise Community Market board made the decision to close effective Jan. 31 after two years of operating in Cairo, Illinois.