Cahokia is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 16,391. The name is a reference to Cahokia Mounds, a Native American city near Collinsville, Illinois. Cahokia is the home of the Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site.

Registered historic places

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• Church of the Holy Family (Cahokia)
• Nicholas Jarrot Mansion
• Old Cahokia Courthouse

Geography

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Cahokia is located at (38.561901, -90.172878).

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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:09:43 -0500
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Teen killed on bus
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:42:34 -0500
Kiyanna Salter's cousin said that an accidental touch led to her slaying.
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:26:00 -0500
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:24:58 -0500

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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:12:00 -0500
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Teen fatally shot on CTA bus
BY ANNIE SWEENEY Crime Reporter Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0600
A woman who held her dying cousin's hand after she was shot on a South Side CTA bus says a gunman fired into the bus after getting into a minor argument with another passenger. Kiyanna Salter, 17, was on her way home with her 18-year-old cousin after visiting an aunt when she was gunned down at about 10 p.m. Sunday on the No. 71 bus at 7100 S. Woodlawn, relatives said.
Chicago police to replace SOS unit
BY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0600
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0600
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to indefinitely postpone Tony Rezko’s sentencing on corruption charges — admitting for the first time they are undergoing discussions with the political fund-raiser.

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