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- ↑ "ETHS Mock Trial Team Wins Illinois State Bar Association State Competition". www.eths.k12.il.us. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ Fuller, James. "St. Charles North mock trial team will make case for national title". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) . Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ staff, Pioneer Press. "Hinsdale Central mock trial team wins championship". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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