Cahokia Heights is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It was founded on May 6, 2021, by the merger of the villages of Cahokia and Alorton and the city of Centreville.[1] On May 6, 2021, Curtis McCall Sr. was sworn in as the city's first mayor,[2] having run unopposed.[3]

Cahokia Heights
City
Location of Cahokia Heights in St. Clair County, Illinois.
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Coordinates: 38°33′43″N 90°10′22″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	St. Clair
Incorporated	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
Government
• Mayor	Curtis McCall Sr.
Area
• Total	16.37 sq mi (42.4 km2)
Population
• Total	17,894
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-10370
Wikimedia Commons	Cahokia, Illinois
Website	www.cahokiaillinois.org

Demographics

History

Better Together

The formation of Cahokia Heights was part of a campaign and four-phase plan called "Better Together".[5]

Curtis McCall Sr., Centreville Township Supervisor lead the consolidation efforts. His son Curtis McCall Jr. was mayor (village president) of Cahokia at the time;[5][6] the mayor (village president) of Alorton, and clerk, cashier was JoAnne Reed;[3] and the mayor of Centreville was Marius "Mark" Jackson; all were proponents of the merger.[5]

In the first phase of the plan[5] was a March 2020 referendum to merge Alorton and Centreville, into a city named Alcentra, which passed by about 76% in each.[7] The second phase of the plan[5] was another referendum, held in November 2020, for Alorton, Cahokia, Centreville to merge into a city named Cahokia Heights.[6] The referendum merging the 3 municipalities was approved, 61% to 37%, in the November 3, 2020, election.[8]

The third and fourth phases were advertised as dissolving Centreville Township[5] and the Commonfields of Cahokia district.[2] The referendum to dissolve the Commonfields of Cahokia Public Water District passed with 82% approval in the April 2021 election. In the same election, voters of Cahokia Heights passed referendums to grant home rule to the city, to extend the Cahokia Public Library District across the city, and elect McCall Sr. as mayor.[3]

Transportation

Cahokia Heights is home to the St. Louis Downtown Airport, a general aviation facility.

Metro operates the #2 bus route to East St. Louis, Illinois, where connections can be made to the MetroLink light rail to St. Louis.

Education

• Cahokia Unit School District 187 operates public schools, while some areas are served by East St. Louis School District 189.^{[citation needed]}

Further reading

• Erik Ortiz (21 Aug 2021). "Sewage has ravaged a Black community for decades. Residents call it 'indifference and neglect.'". NBC News.

References

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