Illinois Statutes Chapter 65. Municipalities § 5/11-123-4. Acquisition of property; condemnation

§ 11-123-4. Every city and village for the purpose of carrying out the powers granted in this Division 123, may acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation, any property necessary or appropriate for any of the purposes enumerated in this Division 123. In all cases where property is acquired or sought to be acquired by condemnation, the procedure shall be, as nearly as may be, like that provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act.  1 Nothing in this Section limits the power of a municipality to acquire by grant from the state submerged land or artificially made or reclaimed land as provided in Section 11-123-9.