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House votes to create Lincoln license plate

The Illinois House voted 93-3 on Monday to authorize the creation of new license plates to observe the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth next year.

Rep. Raymond Poe, R-Springfield, sponsored House Bill 4665, which advances to the Senate. No one spoke against the legislation, which still needs to pass in the Senate and be signed by the governor before becoming law.

The secretary of state’s office would decide on the design and color of the license plates, which would cost more than the typical Illinois license plate.
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