65 ILCS 5/ Illinois Municipal Code.

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65 ILCS 5/11-59-1

(65 ILCS 5/11-59-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-59-1)

Sec. 11-59-1.

The corporate authorities of each municipality may
provide for the continuity of the administrative and legislative
functions of the municipality in the event of attack upon the United
States.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 60

(65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 60 heading)

GENERAL POWERS - LICENSING AND NUISANCES

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 60

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 60 heading) DIVISION 60.

ISSUING LICENSES

AND ABATING NUISANCES

65 ILCS 5/11-60-1

(65 ILCS 5/11-60-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-60-1)

Sec. 11-60-1.

The corporate authorities of each municipality may fix the
amount, terms, and manner of issuing and revoking licenses.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/11-60-2

(65 ILCS 5/11-60-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-60-2)

Sec. 11-60-2.

The corporate authorities of each municipality may
define, prevent, and abate nuisances.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 61

(65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 61 heading)

PUBLIC WORKS, BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY

EMINENT DOMAIN AND PUBLIC WORKS - GENERAL

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 61

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 61 heading) DIVISION 61.

GENERAL EMINENT DOMAIN POWER

AND POWER TO PURCHASE ON CONTRACT

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.)

65 ILCS 5/11-61-2

(65 ILCS 5/11-61-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-61-2)

Sec. 11-61-2.

The corporate authorities of each municipality may vacate,
lay out, establish, open, alter, widen, extend, grade, pave, or otherwise
improve streets, alleys, avenues, sidewalks, wharves, parks, and public
grounds; and for these purposes or uses to take real property or portions
thereof belonging to the taking municipality, or to counties, school
districts, boards of education, sanitary districts or sanitary district
trustees, forest preserve districts or forest preserve district
commissioners, and park districts or park commissioners, even though the
property is already devoted to a public use, when the taking will not
materially impair or interfere with the use already existing and will not
be detrimental to the public.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)