(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑1) Sec. 15‑5‑1. Form and content of list. The Sections of this Part 5 are intended to constitute a list of the Sections of the Illinois Compiled Statutes that include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain. The list is intended to be comprehensive, but there may be accidental omissions and inclusions. Inclusion in the list does not create a grant of power, and it does not continue or revive a grant of power that has been amended or repealed or is no longer applicable. Omission from the list of a statute that includes an express grant of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain does not invalidate that grant of power. The list does not include the grants of quick‑take power that are set forth in Article 25 of this Act, nor any other grants of power that are expressly granted under the other provisions of this Act. Items in the list are presented in the following form: ILCS citation; short title of the Act; condemning authority; brief statement of purpose for which the power is granted. (Source: P.A. 94‑1055, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑5) Sec. 15‑5‑5. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 5 through 40. The following provisions of law may include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
cooperating entities; for Municipal Joint Action Agency purposes.
(5 ILCS 585/1); National Forest Land Act; United States of
America; for national forests.
(15 ILCS 330/2); Secretary of State Buildings in Cook County
Act; Secretary of State; for office facilities in Cook County.
(20 ILCS 5/5‑675); Civil Administrative Code of Illinois; the
Secretary of Transportation, the Director of Natural Resources, and the Director of Central Management Services; for lands, buildings, and grounds for which an appropriation is made by the General Assembly.
(20 ILCS 620/9); Economic Development Area Tax Increment
Allocation Act; municipalities; to achieve the objectives of the economic development project.
(20 ILCS 685/1); Particle Accelerator Land Acquisition Act;
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; for a federal high energy BEV Particle Accelerator.
(20 ILCS 835/2); State Parks Act; Department of Natural
Resources; for State parks.
(20 ILCS 1110/3); Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond
Act; Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; for coal projects.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.06); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water
Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for reclamation purposes.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.08); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water
Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for reclamation purposes and for the construction or rehabilitation of housing.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.11); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water
Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for eliminating hazards.
(20 ILCS 3105/9.08a); Capital Development Board Act; Capital
Development Board; for lands, buildings and grounds for which an appropriation is made by the General Assembly.
(20 ILCS 3110/5); Building Authority Act; Capital Development
Board; for purposes declared by the General Assembly to be in the public interest.
(40 ILCS 5/15‑167); Illinois Pension Code; State Universities
Retirement System; for real estate acquired for the use of the System.
(Source: P.A. 94‑1055, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑10) Sec. 15‑5‑10. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 45 through 65. The following provisions of law may include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
and 1/115‑120); Township Code; townships with a population over 250,000; for an open space program.
(60 ILCS 1/120‑10); Township Code; townships; for park
purposes.
(60 ILCS 1/130‑5); Township Code; townships; for cemeteries. (60 ILCS 1/130‑30); Township Code; any 2 or more cities,
villages, or townships; for joint cemetery purposes.
(60 ILCS 1/135‑5); Township Code; any 2 or more townships or
road districts; for joint cemetery purposes.
(60 ILCS 1/205‑40); Township Code; townships; for waterworks
and sewerage systems.
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 9, Div. 2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for local improvements.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑11‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of blighted areas and urban community conservation areas.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑12‑8); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for acquiring land for public purposes as designated on proposed subdivision plats.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑13‑17); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for nonconforming structures under a zoning ordinance and for areas blighted by substandard buildings.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑19‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waste disposal purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑28‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for municipal hospital purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑29.3‑1); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for senior citizen housing.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑42‑11); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for easements for community antenna television systems.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑45.1‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for establishing cultural centers.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑48.2‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for historical preservation purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑52.1‑1); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for cemeteries.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑52.1‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; any 2 or more
cities, villages, or townships; for joint cemetery purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑61‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for municipal purposes or public welfare.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑61‑1a); Illinois Municipal Code; municipality
with a population over 500,000; quick‑take power for rapid transit lines (obsolete).
(65 ILCS 5/11‑63‑5); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for community buildings.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑65‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for municipal convention hall purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑66‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for a municipal coliseum.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑68‑4); Illinois Municipal Code; board of
stadium and athletic field commissioners; for a stadium and athletic field.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑69‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; any 2 or more
municipalities with the same or partly the same territory; for their joint municipal purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑71‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for parking facilities.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑71‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for the removal of a lessee's interest in the leased space over a municipally‑owned parking lot.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.2‑8); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for carrying out a final commercial redevelopment plan.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.2‑9); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for commercial renewal and redevelopment areas.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.3‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for business district development or redevelopment.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.4‑4); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for redevelopment project areas.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.6‑15); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for projects under the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑75‑5); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for the removal of a lessee's interest in a building erected on space leased by the municipality.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑80‑21); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for construction of roads or sewers on or under the track, right‑of‑way, or land of a railroad company.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑87‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for non‑navigable streams.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑87‑5); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for improvements along re‑channeled streams.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑92‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for harbors for recreational use.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑93‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for bathing beaches and recreation piers.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑94‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities
with a population of less than 500,000; for recreational facilities.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑97‑2); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for driveways to parks owned by the municipality outside its corporate limits.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑101‑1); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for public airport purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑102‑4); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities
with a population over 500,000; for public airport purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑103‑2); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities
with a population under 500,000; for public airport purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑110‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for drainage purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑112‑6); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for levees, protective embankments, and structures.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑117‑1, 5/11‑117‑4, 5/11‑117‑7, and
5/11‑117‑11); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities; for public utility purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑119.1‑5, 5/11‑119.1‑7, and 5/11‑119.1‑10);
Illinois Municipal Code; municipal power agencies; for joint municipal electric power agency purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑119.2‑5 and 5/11‑119.2‑7); Illinois Municipal
Code; municipal natural gas agencies; for joint municipal natural gas agency purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑121‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for constructing and operating subways.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑122‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for street railway purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/1‑123‑4 and 5/11‑123‑24); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for harbor facilities.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑125‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waterworks purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑126‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for water supply purposes, including joint construction of waterworks.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑130‑9); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waterworks purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑135‑6); Illinois Municipal Code; municipal
water commission; for waterworks purposes, including quick‑take power.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑136‑6); Illinois Municipal Code; municipal
sewer or water commission; for waterworks and sewer purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑138‑2); Illinois Municipal Code; water
companies; for pipes and waterworks.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑139‑12); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waterworks and sewerage systems.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑140‑3 and 5/11‑140‑5); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for outlet sewers and works.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑141‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for sewerage systems.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑148‑6); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for sewage disposal plants.
(65 ILCS 20/21‑19 and 20/21‑21); Revised Cities and Villages
Act of 1941; City of Chicago; for municipal purposes or public welfare.
(65 ILCS 100/3); Sports Stadium Act; municipality with a
population over 2,000,000; for sports stadium purposes, including quick‑take power (obsolete).
(65 ILCS 110/60); Economic Development Project Area Tax
Increment Allocation Act of 1995; municipalities; for economic development projects.
(Source: P.A. 94‑1055, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑15) Sec. 15‑5‑15. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 70 through 75. The following provisions of law may include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
(70 ILCS 5/8.02 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
authorities; for public airport facilities.
(70 ILCS 5/8.05 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
authorities; for removal of airport hazards.
(70 ILCS 5/8.06 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
authorities; for reduction of the height of objects or structures.
(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑1) Sec. 15‑5‑1. Form and content of list. The Sections of this Part 5 are intended to constitute a list of the Sections of the Illinois Compiled Statutes that include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain. The list is intended to be comprehensive, but there may be accidental omissions and inclusions. Inclusion in the list does not create a grant of power, and it does not continue or revive a grant of power that has been amended or repealed or is no longer applicable. Omission from the list of a statute that includes an express grant of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain does not invalidate that grant of power. The list does not include the grants of quick‑take power that are set forth in Article 25 of this Act, nor any other grants of power that are expressly granted under the other provisions of this Act. Items in the list are presented in the following form: ILCS citation; short title of the Act; condemning authority; brief statement of purpose for which the power is granted. (Source: P.A. 94‑1055, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑5) Sec. 15‑5‑5. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 5 through 40. The following provisions of law may include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
cooperating entities; for Municipal Joint Action Agency purposes.
(5 ILCS 585/1); National Forest Land Act; United States of
America; for national forests.
(15 ILCS 330/2); Secretary of State Buildings in Cook County
Act; Secretary of State; for office facilities in Cook County.
(20 ILCS 5/5‑675); Civil Administrative Code of Illinois; the
Secretary of Transportation, the Director of Natural Resources, and the Director of Central Management Services; for lands, buildings, and grounds for which an appropriation is made by the General Assembly.
(20 ILCS 620/9); Economic Development Area Tax Increment
Allocation Act; municipalities; to achieve the objectives of the economic development project.
(20 ILCS 685/1); Particle Accelerator Land Acquisition Act;
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; for a federal high energy BEV Particle Accelerator.
(20 ILCS 835/2); State Parks Act; Department of Natural
Resources; for State parks.
(20 ILCS 1110/3); Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond
Act; Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; for coal projects.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.06); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water
Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for reclamation purposes.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.08); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water
Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for reclamation purposes and for the construction or rehabilitation of housing.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.11); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water
Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for eliminating hazards.
(20 ILCS 3105/9.08a); Capital Development Board Act; Capital
Development Board; for lands, buildings and grounds for which an appropriation is made by the General Assembly.
(20 ILCS 3110/5); Building Authority Act; Capital Development
Board; for purposes declared by the General Assembly to be in the public interest.
(40 ILCS 5/15‑167); Illinois Pension Code; State Universities
Retirement System; for real estate acquired for the use of the System.
(Source: P.A. 94‑1055, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑10) Sec. 15‑5‑10. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 45 through 65. The following provisions of law may include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
and 1/115‑120); Township Code; townships with a population over 250,000; for an open space program.
(60 ILCS 1/120‑10); Township Code; townships; for park
purposes.
(60 ILCS 1/130‑5); Township Code; townships; for cemeteries. (60 ILCS 1/130‑30); Township Code; any 2 or more cities,
villages, or townships; for joint cemetery purposes.
(60 ILCS 1/135‑5); Township Code; any 2 or more townships or
road districts; for joint cemetery purposes.
(60 ILCS 1/205‑40); Township Code; townships; for waterworks
and sewerage systems.
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 9, Div. 2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for local improvements.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑11‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of blighted areas and urban community conservation areas.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑12‑8); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for acquiring land for public purposes as designated on proposed subdivision plats.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑13‑17); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for nonconforming structures under a zoning ordinance and for areas blighted by substandard buildings.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑19‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waste disposal purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑28‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for municipal hospital purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑29.3‑1); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for senior citizen housing.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑42‑11); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for easements for community antenna television systems.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑45.1‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for establishing cultural centers.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑48.2‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for historical preservation purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑52.1‑1); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for cemeteries.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑52.1‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; any 2 or more
cities, villages, or townships; for joint cemetery purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑61‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for municipal purposes or public welfare.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑61‑1a); Illinois Municipal Code; municipality
with a population over 500,000; quick‑take power for rapid transit lines (obsolete).
(65 ILCS 5/11‑63‑5); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for community buildings.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑65‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for municipal convention hall purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑66‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for a municipal coliseum.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑68‑4); Illinois Municipal Code; board of
stadium and athletic field commissioners; for a stadium and athletic field.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑69‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; any 2 or more
municipalities with the same or partly the same territory; for their joint municipal purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑71‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for parking facilities.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑71‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for the removal of a lessee's interest in the leased space over a municipally‑owned parking lot.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.2‑8); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for carrying out a final commercial redevelopment plan.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.2‑9); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for commercial renewal and redevelopment areas.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.3‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for business district development or redevelopment.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.4‑4); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for redevelopment project areas.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.6‑15); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for projects under the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑75‑5); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for the removal of a lessee's interest in a building erected on space leased by the municipality.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑80‑21); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for construction of roads or sewers on or under the track, right‑of‑way, or land of a railroad company.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑87‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for non‑navigable streams.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑87‑5); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for improvements along re‑channeled streams.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑92‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for harbors for recreational use.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑93‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for bathing beaches and recreation piers.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑94‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities
with a population of less than 500,000; for recreational facilities.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑97‑2); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for driveways to parks owned by the municipality outside its corporate limits.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑101‑1); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for public airport purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑102‑4); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities
with a population over 500,000; for public airport purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑103‑2); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities
with a population under 500,000; for public airport purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑110‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for drainage purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑112‑6); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for levees, protective embankments, and structures.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑117‑1, 5/11‑117‑4, 5/11‑117‑7, and
5/11‑117‑11); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities; for public utility purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑119.1‑5, 5/11‑119.1‑7, and 5/11‑119.1‑10);
Illinois Municipal Code; municipal power agencies; for joint municipal electric power agency purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑119.2‑5 and 5/11‑119.2‑7); Illinois Municipal
Code; municipal natural gas agencies; for joint municipal natural gas agency purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑121‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for constructing and operating subways.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑122‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for street railway purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/1‑123‑4 and 5/11‑123‑24); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for harbor facilities.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑125‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waterworks purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑126‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for water supply purposes, including joint construction of waterworks.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑130‑9); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waterworks purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑135‑6); Illinois Municipal Code; municipal
water commission; for waterworks purposes, including quick‑take power.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑136‑6); Illinois Municipal Code; municipal
sewer or water commission; for waterworks and sewer purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑138‑2); Illinois Municipal Code; water
companies; for pipes and waterworks.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑139‑12); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waterworks and sewerage systems.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑140‑3 and 5/11‑140‑5); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for outlet sewers and works.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑141‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for sewerage systems.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑148‑6); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for sewage disposal plants.
(65 ILCS 20/21‑19 and 20/21‑21); Revised Cities and Villages
Act of 1941; City of Chicago; for municipal purposes or public welfare.
(65 ILCS 100/3); Sports Stadium Act; municipality with a
population over 2,000,000; for sports stadium purposes, including quick‑take power (obsolete).
(65 ILCS 110/60); Economic Development Project Area Tax
Increment Allocation Act of 1995; municipalities; for economic development projects.
(Source: P.A. 94‑1055, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑15) Sec. 15‑5‑15. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 70 through 75. The following provisions of law may include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
(70 ILCS 5/8.02 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
authorities; for public airport facilities.
(70 ILCS 5/8.05 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
authorities; for removal of airport hazards.
(70 ILCS 5/8.06 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
authorities; for reduction of the height of objects or structures.
(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑1) Sec. 15‑5‑1. Form and content of list. The Sections of this Part 5 are intended to constitute a list of the Sections of the Illinois Compiled Statutes that include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain. The list is intended to be comprehensive, but there may be accidental omissions and inclusions. Inclusion in the list does not create a grant of power, and it does not continue or revive a grant of power that has been amended or repealed or is no longer applicable. Omission from the list of a statute that includes an express grant of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain does not invalidate that grant of power. The list does not include the grants of quick‑take power that are set forth in Article 25 of this Act, nor any other grants of power that are expressly granted under the other provisions of this Act. Items in the list are presented in the following form: ILCS citation; short title of the Act; condemning authority; brief statement of purpose for which the power is granted. (Source: P.A. 94‑1055, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑5) Sec. 15‑5‑5. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 5 through 40. The following provisions of law may include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
cooperating entities; for Municipal Joint Action Agency purposes.
(5 ILCS 585/1); National Forest Land Act; United States of
America; for national forests.
(15 ILCS 330/2); Secretary of State Buildings in Cook County
Act; Secretary of State; for office facilities in Cook County.
(20 ILCS 5/5‑675); Civil Administrative Code of Illinois; the
Secretary of Transportation, the Director of Natural Resources, and the Director of Central Management Services; for lands, buildings, and grounds for which an appropriation is made by the General Assembly.
(20 ILCS 620/9); Economic Development Area Tax Increment
Allocation Act; municipalities; to achieve the objectives of the economic development project.
(20 ILCS 685/1); Particle Accelerator Land Acquisition Act;
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; for a federal high energy BEV Particle Accelerator.
(20 ILCS 835/2); State Parks Act; Department of Natural
Resources; for State parks.
(20 ILCS 1110/3); Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond
Act; Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; for coal projects.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.06); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water
Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for reclamation purposes.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.08); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water
Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for reclamation purposes and for the construction or rehabilitation of housing.
(20 ILCS 1920/2.11); Abandoned Mined Lands and Water
Reclamation Act; Department of Natural Resources; for eliminating hazards.
(20 ILCS 3105/9.08a); Capital Development Board Act; Capital
Development Board; for lands, buildings and grounds for which an appropriation is made by the General Assembly.
(20 ILCS 3110/5); Building Authority Act; Capital Development
Board; for purposes declared by the General Assembly to be in the public interest.
(40 ILCS 5/15‑167); Illinois Pension Code; State Universities
Retirement System; for real estate acquired for the use of the System.
(Source: P.A. 94‑1055, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑10) Sec. 15‑5‑10. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 45 through 65. The following provisions of law may include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
and 1/115‑120); Township Code; townships with a population over 250,000; for an open space program.
(60 ILCS 1/120‑10); Township Code; townships; for park
purposes.
(60 ILCS 1/130‑5); Township Code; townships; for cemeteries. (60 ILCS 1/130‑30); Township Code; any 2 or more cities,
villages, or townships; for joint cemetery purposes.
(60 ILCS 1/135‑5); Township Code; any 2 or more townships or
road districts; for joint cemetery purposes.
(60 ILCS 1/205‑40); Township Code; townships; for waterworks
and sewerage systems.
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 9, Div. 2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for local improvements.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑11‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of blighted areas and urban community conservation areas.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑12‑8); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for acquiring land for public purposes as designated on proposed subdivision plats.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑13‑17); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for nonconforming structures under a zoning ordinance and for areas blighted by substandard buildings.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑19‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waste disposal purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑28‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for municipal hospital purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑29.3‑1); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for senior citizen housing.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑42‑11); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for easements for community antenna television systems.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑45.1‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for establishing cultural centers.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑48.2‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for historical preservation purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑52.1‑1); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for cemeteries.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑52.1‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; any 2 or more
cities, villages, or townships; for joint cemetery purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑61‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for municipal purposes or public welfare.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑61‑1a); Illinois Municipal Code; municipality
with a population over 500,000; quick‑take power for rapid transit lines (obsolete).
(65 ILCS 5/11‑63‑5); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for community buildings.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑65‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for municipal convention hall purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑66‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for a municipal coliseum.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑68‑4); Illinois Municipal Code; board of
stadium and athletic field commissioners; for a stadium and athletic field.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑69‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; any 2 or more
municipalities with the same or partly the same territory; for their joint municipal purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑71‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for parking facilities.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑71‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for the removal of a lessee's interest in the leased space over a municipally‑owned parking lot.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.2‑8); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for carrying out a final commercial redevelopment plan.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.2‑9); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for commercial renewal and redevelopment areas.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.3‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for business district development or redevelopment.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.4‑4); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for redevelopment project areas.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑74.6‑15); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for projects under the Industrial Jobs Recovery Law.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑75‑5); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for the removal of a lessee's interest in a building erected on space leased by the municipality.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑80‑21); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for construction of roads or sewers on or under the track, right‑of‑way, or land of a railroad company.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑87‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for non‑navigable streams.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑87‑5); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for improvements along re‑channeled streams.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑92‑3); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for harbors for recreational use.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑93‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for bathing beaches and recreation piers.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑94‑1); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities
with a population of less than 500,000; for recreational facilities.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑97‑2); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities;
for driveways to parks owned by the municipality outside its corporate limits.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑101‑1); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for public airport purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑102‑4); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities
with a population over 500,000; for public airport purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑103‑2); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities
with a population under 500,000; for public airport purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑110‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for drainage purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑112‑6); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for levees, protective embankments, and structures.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑117‑1, 5/11‑117‑4, 5/11‑117‑7, and
5/11‑117‑11); Illinois Municipal Code; municipalities; for public utility purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑119.1‑5, 5/11‑119.1‑7, and 5/11‑119.1‑10);
Illinois Municipal Code; municipal power agencies; for joint municipal electric power agency purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑119.2‑5 and 5/11‑119.2‑7); Illinois Municipal
Code; municipal natural gas agencies; for joint municipal natural gas agency purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑121‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for constructing and operating subways.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑122‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for street railway purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/1‑123‑4 and 5/11‑123‑24); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for harbor facilities.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑125‑2); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waterworks purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑126‑3); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for water supply purposes, including joint construction of waterworks.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑130‑9); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waterworks purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑135‑6); Illinois Municipal Code; municipal
water commission; for waterworks purposes, including quick‑take power.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑136‑6); Illinois Municipal Code; municipal
sewer or water commission; for waterworks and sewer purposes.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑138‑2); Illinois Municipal Code; water
companies; for pipes and waterworks.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑139‑12); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for waterworks and sewerage systems.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑140‑3 and 5/11‑140‑5); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for outlet sewers and works.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑141‑10); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for sewerage systems.
(65 ILCS 5/11‑148‑6); Illinois Municipal Code;
municipalities; for sewage disposal plants.
(65 ILCS 20/21‑19 and 20/21‑21); Revised Cities and Villages
Act of 1941; City of Chicago; for municipal purposes or public welfare.
(65 ILCS 100/3); Sports Stadium Act; municipality with a
population over 2,000,000; for sports stadium purposes, including quick‑take power (obsolete).
(65 ILCS 110/60); Economic Development Project Area Tax
Increment Allocation Act of 1995; municipalities; for economic development projects.
(Source: P.A. 94‑1055, eff. 1‑1‑07.)
(735 ILCS 30/15‑5‑15) Sec. 15‑5‑15. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 70 through 75. The following provisions of law may include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
(70 ILCS 5/8.02 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
authorities; for public airport facilities.
(70 ILCS 5/8.05 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
authorities; for removal of airport hazards.
(70 ILCS 5/8.06 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
authorities; for reduction of the height of objects or structures.