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Lee Daniels to Be Honored with Portrait
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Fourteen years after he wrapped up his stint as Illinois House speaker, Republican Lee Daniels is being honored with an official portrait.

The portrait is scheduled to be hung Wednesday in the Illinois House, where Daniels was speaker for two years.

The Elmhurst Republican began serving in the House in 1975 and left in 2007.

He tells the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald that he hasn't been back on the House floor since then, but he plans to be in Springfield when his portrait is unveiled on Wednesday.

Daniels jokes that he's sure the portrait will look a lot younger than he looks today.

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02 28 11 by Newsroom
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