SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum would stand alone as an independent state agency under a proposal approved by a House panel.

The Executive Committee voted 10-1 to advance legislation by Chicago Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan to split the facility off from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

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