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- ↑ "Death, conviction, remap roil South Side ward races | Chicago". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ Riley, Chloe (April 2015). "Alderman Toni Foulkes not 'black' enough for some 16th Ward voters".
- ↑ "Chicago Alderman JoAnn Thompson Dies". CBS Chicago. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ "2015 Municipal General - 2/24/15". Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago.
- ↑ "2015 Municipal Runoffs - 4/7/15". Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ "Aldermen Seek Mandatory Sick Time For All Chicago Workers". 6 March 2014.
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