House approves plan to separate Lincoln library

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum could “chart its own destiny” by becoming a separate state agency under a plan the Illinois House approved Tuesday.

The proposal by House Speaker Michael Madigan moves to the Senate — with just three days left in the legislative session — after House endorsement on a vote of 84-29.

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