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The 47-year-old Wells-Armstrong collected 47 percent of the vote and defeated Epstein by a 1,918-1,703 margin.
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- ↑ Tafoya, Bernie (April 20, 2021). "Kankakee's first black mayor shares some words on her way out". WBBM .
- ↑ Pfingsten, Patrick (April 7, 2021). "UPDATED: Waukegan, Moline, Kankakee, Alton, Belleville Mayors Among Ousted Tuesday". The Illinoize.