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- ↑ "Municipal Code". City Clerk of Chicago. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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- ↑ "Municipal Code of Chicago adopted". Municipal Code of Chicago. American Legal Publishing. 1-4-010. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Administrative copies – City clerk powers and duties". Municipal Code of Chicago. American Legal Publishing. 1-4-040. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Code revisions – Publication". Municipal Code of Chicago. American Legal Publishing. 1-4-050. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.