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- ↑ McLean County Circuit Clerk – Charge Information Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ McLean County Circuit Clerk – Disposition Information Archived October 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Driving Under The Influence Archived February 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ McLean County Circuit Clerk – Sentence Information Archived October 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Barlow, Sarah E., ed. (November 15, 2018). "Biographies of New House Members" (PDF). First Reading. Illinois Legislative Research Unit. pp. 2–8. Retrieved December 12, 2018.