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- ↑ Where is Chicago politics still old-school nasty? | ChicagoBusiness.com
- ↑ Commissioner Arroyo's tax hike vote – Chicago Tribune
- ↑ Arnold, Tony (7 April 2021). "Feds Put Spotlight On Cook County Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr. In Sprawling Corruption Probe". WBEZ Chicago. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ↑ Nitkin, Alex (June 29, 2022). "Quezada trounces Arroyo Jr., giving Democratic Socialists a foothold on Cook County Board". The Daily Line. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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