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- ↑ Home. Willow Springs School District 108. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. "Willow Springs School serves students from Willow Springs and unincorporated Justice, Il in Chicago's southwest suburbs."
- ↑ "Our School." Willow Springs School District 108. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.
