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- ↑ Scobell, Beverly (ed.). "U.S. Attorney Resigns in Central Illinois". Illinois Issues. University of Illinois Springfield. 35 (10). ISSN 0738-9663 . Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ↑ Schoenburg, Bernard (August 8, 2010). "New U.S. attorney faced jail in '60s civil rights struggle". The State Journal-Register . Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ↑ Finke, Doug (October 7, 2017). "Former U.S. attorney Rodger Heaton named Rauner's chief of staff". The State Journal-Register . Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ↑ Romack, Janice; Lawler, Michael (February 20, 2020). "State of Illinois Office of the Governor Compliance Examination For the Two Years Ended June 30, 2019" (PDF). West & Company LLC and the Illinois General Assembly. p. 1. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
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