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- ↑ 'State Rep. Deleo Is Sentenced To Probation, Fined In Tax Case,' Chicago Tribune, John Gorman/Joel Kaplan, February 3, 1990
- ↑ "John Mulroe: Newest Member of the Illinois State Senate Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine ", (Press release), Illinois Senate Democrats, August 16, 2010.
- ↑ McKinney, Dave (2009-10-17). "State Sen. DeLeo shown sponsoring widow of mob associate". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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