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- ↑ Illinois General Assembly-Mike Jacobs
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- 1 2 Illinois Senator Claims Sen. Mike Jacobs Punched Him After ComEd Rate Hike Debate (VIDEO) Huffington Post AOL News. June 1, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
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- ↑ 'Sen. Jacobs steps down,' The Rock Island Dispatch-Angus, Scott Reeder, February 2, 2005