Inside the Deep South of Illinois

In an area of Illinois called Little Egypt, you’ll find one of America’s most notorious ghost towns - Cairo. But what about the neighboring towns? On our way to Cairo we checked out the nearby cities and towns, and each had a completely different vibe. From the hometown of Superman, to the abandoned village of Future City, this area has been overlooked by the state’s largest city, Chicago. About Roca: RocaNews is an independent media company started by 3 friends in 2020. Our mission is to cover the news without bias or fear. We deliver daily news to 2M+ people via the products below. Want more of Roca’s on-the-ground content? Check out the Roca Mag – our weekly digital magazine full of original reporting from around the country: https://rocanews.substack.com/subscribe Our Products: ► Instagram:   / ridethenews   ► App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rocanew... ► Substack: https://rocanews.substack.com ► Facebook:   / ridethenews   ► X: https://x.com/ridethenews Our Series: ► The South:    • The South   ► Pakistan:    • Pakistan   ► East Coast:    • East Coast   ► Appalachia:    • Appalachia   ► Rust Belt:    • Rust Belt   ► The Southwest    • The Southwest   ► The UK    • UK   Want to help us report? ► Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/xPrUx 0:00 Intro 1:03 Journey 1:21 Interesting Fact 1:37 David 3:30 Michele 4:57 “Two Towns in One” 5:16 Josh 6:43 “Another Cairo” 6:56 Little Egypt 7:15 Chris 8:05 Chicago 9:21 Workers 11:27 Mound City 12:04 Ken 13:19 Ruth 15:57 Future City 17:15 Outro Episode 181 Subs: 1.11M subs #ghosttowns #superman #meth #illinois