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- ↑ (January 12, 2015) - "Bruce Rauner Sworn in As Governor: "I Am Ready to Go to Work For You"". NBC Chicago. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ↑ Sotonoff, Jamie (2016-11-08). "Mendoza beats Munger in Illinois comptroller race". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
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