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- ↑ 110TH HOUSE DISTRICT: GOP CANDIDATE REGINALD PHILLIPS
- ↑ Phillips has no plans for 3rd term
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Miller, Rich (September 22, 2017). "Rep. Reggie Phillips is the latest to retire" . Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ↑ Barlow, Sarah E., ed. (November 15, 2018). "Biographies of New House Members" (PDF). First Reading. Illinois Legislative Research Unit. pp. 2–8. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
