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(65 ILCS 5/) Illinois Municipal Code.

65 ILCS 5/11-61-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-61-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-61-1)
    Sec. 11-61-1. The corporate authorities of each municipality may exercise the right of eminent domain by condemnation proceedings in conformity with the provisions of the constitution and statutes of the State of Illinois for the acquirement of property useful, advantageous or desirable for municipal purposes or public welfare including property in unincorporated areas outside of but adjacent and contiguous to the municipality where required for street or highway purposes by the municipality.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 2425.)

65 ILCS 5/11-61-1.5

    (65 ILCS 5/11-61-1.5)
    Sec. 11-61-1.5. Acquiring property by gift, legacy, or grant. Every municipality has the power to acquire by gift, legacy, or grant any real estate or personal property, or rights therein, for purposes authorized under this Code as its governing body may deem proper, whether the land or personal property is located within or outside the municipal boundaries. This Section applies to gifts, legacies, and grants acquired before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 92-102, eff. 1-1-02.)

65 ILCS 5/11-61-1a

    (65 ILCS 5/11-61-1a) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-61-1a)
    Sec. 11-61-1a. Any municipality with a population of over 500,000 may utilize the quick-take procedures if such procedures are commenced on or before January 1, 1990, for exercising the power of eminent domain under Section 7-103 of the Code of Civil Procedure (now Article 20 of the Eminent Domain Act) for the purpose of constructing or extending rapid transit lines within the area bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of East Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue in the City of Chicago, running South on South Michigan Avenue to East Pershing Road, then West on East Pershing Road and West Pershing Road to South Ashland Avenue, then South on South Ashland Avenue to West Garfield Boulevard, then West on West Garfield Boulevard and West 55th Street to South Pulaski Road, then South on South Pulaski Road to West 63rd Street, then West on West 63rd Street to South Central Avenue, then North on South Central Avenue to West 55th Street, then East on West 55th Street to South Cicero Avenue, then North on South Cicero Avenue to West 47th Street, then East on West 47th Street to South Kedzie Avenue, then North on South Kedzie Avenue to West Cermak Road, then East on West Cermak Road to South Halsted Street, then North on South Halsted Street to West Jackson Boulevard, then East on West Jackson Boulevard and East Jackson Boulevard to the place of beginning.
(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)