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• Legislation and policies moving through the General Assembly, including bill briefings and primary documents
• Reviews of every bill signed and vetoed
• Coverage of state boards like JCAR and ICC
• The Racing Form, our daily and weekly reports on every legislative campaign’s finances
• Original legislative campaign reporting

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Whether it’s a zoning change, a new regulation, or an obscure ordinance, The Daily Line gives you the details you need to work with government. Daily Line subscribers get exclusive original reporting you can’t find anywhere else:

• Bios and backgrounds of every city and county elected official and their top staff
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• Reports on every Planning Commission hearing
• Detailed Cook County Board coverage
• Exhaustive election and insider political coverage

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