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- ↑ "Blacks, women score municipal victories". The Daily Chronicle . DeKalb, Illinois. April 2, 1975. p. 6. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Finally unstuck: Will anyone miss Rockford stickers?". Rockford Register Star . Rockford, Illinois. February 8, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ↑ Klemens, Michael D. (December 1990). "Same parties, new faces, realignments". Illinois Issues. Vol. 15, no. 12. Springfield, Illinois: Sangamon State University. pp. 8–11. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ↑ Illinois Blue Book, 1993-1994. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. 1994. p. 100.
- ↑ "Candidate Detail: 16th Republican Delegate: Michael V. Rotello (McCain)". Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. January 19, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2017.