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- ↑ "New St. Charles Mayor taking pro-business, anti-crime stance". KMOV News. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ↑ Regnier, Chris (February 4, 2020). "Controversial St. Charles liquor ordinance could be changed". Fox 2 News. Retrieved 12 February 2021.