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- ↑ "Crain's List Lartgest Tourist Attractions (Sightseeing): Ranked by 2007 attendance". Crain's Chicago Business. Crain Communications Inc. 2008-06-23. p. 22.
- ↑ Roeder, David (2019-12-30). "Chicago Trolley ending its service Tuesday". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2021-02-11.