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- 1 2 Cherone, Heather (2020-09-19). "Lightfoot Picks Her Zoning Board Chair to Fill Vacant 43rd Ward Chicago City Council Seat". WTTW News. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ "Timothy "Timmy" Knudsen Named Chairman of Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals". Croke Fairchild Morgan & Beres. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ "Attorney Knudsen speaks about Zoning Board appointment - Windy City Times News". Windy City Times. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ Wittich, Jake (2022-08-09). "List To Replace Lincoln Park Ald. Michele Smith Includes Powerful Zoning Board Chairman". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ↑ "Timmy Knudsen". Timmy Knudsen for 43rd Ward Alderman. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ Novelo, Allison (2022-09-20). "Zoning change? Lightfoot taps zoning appeals board chair Knudsen to replace retired Ald. Smith in 43rd Ward". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ Wittich, Jake (2022-09-22). "Freshly Appointed Ald. Timmy Knudsen To Install Security Cameras Across Ward As One Of His First Moves". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commisioners https://chicagoelections.gov/en/election-results-specifics.asp.
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