(Springfield, IL) — Illinois lawmakers want some answers about why the Abraham Lincoln museum foundation spent millions of dollars on a hat that likely never belonged to Abraham Lincoln. The Illinois House’s tourism committee has a hearing scheduled today to try to get those answers. Lawmakers say foundation leaders knew that hat’s lineage is in doubt, but never told anyone, even as they asked for 10-million-dollars in taxpayer support to pay off a loan on the hat.
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Benjamin Yount/ikg IL)
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