Congress allocates $15 million to promote Lincoln

There are plenty of places in Downstate Illinois, including here in Bloomington-Normal, to find Abe Lincoln. Promoting them is the job of the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition.

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is announcing congressional approval of $15 million over 15 years to promote the local projects. The allocation awaits the signature of President Bush.

Durbin says the $15 million over 15 years does not sound like much, but there will be plenty of publicity for next year’s 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.