Belleville News-Democrat St. Clair County Clerk Tom Holbrook swears in the new board of aldermen for the city of Cahokia Heights on May 6.
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On Thursday morning, about 50 people gathered at Cahokia Village Hall to watch elected officials take the oath to become the first leaders of Cahokia Heights, the newest city in southwest Illinois.
Cahokia Village Hall will be Cahokia Heights’ new city hall.
The beginning of the meeting was officiated by Curtis McCall Jr., the former mayor of Cahokia. He’s also the son of Curtis McCall Sr, the first mayor of Cahokia Heights who was sworn in on Thursday.
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Centreville Township Supervisor Curtis McCall Sr., talks about the consolidation and the potential future of Alorton, Centerville and Cahokia if the city merger does not happen in August 2020. He s poised to become the newest mayor of the merged Cahokia Heights, which voters approved in November.
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Centreville Township Supervisor Curtis McCall Sr. will run unopposed in the race to become the first mayor of Cahokia Heights.
Independent mayoral candidate Tami Brooks, who was removed from the electoral ballot last month, did not file paperwork to become a write-in candidate as previously planned.