A museum devoted to the president who held the United States together could itself secede, from the state agency its now overseen by.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is one of Illinois Historic Preservation Agency's top attractions. But leaders of the two entities, and a supporting foundation, have reportedly been at odds, to the point that House Speaker Mike Madigan is proposing to split the museum off on its own.
Legislators are scheduled to debate the idea this week, at a committee chaired by Rep. Jack Franks, a Democrat from Marengo, who also says, things aren't working as-is.
"Right now, it's a three-headed monster. It's not efficient. They're working at cross-purposes, and not working together."
Still, Franks says it's premature divide them. He says legislators should wait until a review panel offers its suggestions on structural changes; that's supposed to happen by early January.
