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Illinois' Attorney General still trying to protect access to gender affirming care | First Listen

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  • Kwame Raoul says he is doing everything in his power to remove the threat which threatens to limit or stop access to gender affirming care
  • More than two dozen Texas Democrat lawmakers are in Illinois to stall its legislature form redrawing district maps
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  • The mayor of Loami says he'll run for Illinois State Senate
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