The following provisions of law may include express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
 

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 30/15-5-40

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

(765 ILCS 230/2); Coast and Geodetic Survey Act; United
    
States of America; for carrying out coast and geodetic surveys.
(765 ILCS 505/1); Mining Act of 1874; mine owners and
    
operators; for roads, railroads, and ditches.
(805 ILCS 25/2); Corporation Canal Construction Act; general
    
corporations; for levees, canals, or tunnels for agricultural, mining, or sanitary purposes.
(805 ILCS 30/7); Gas Company Property Act; consolidating gas
    
companies; for acquisition of stock of dissenting stockholder.
(805 ILCS 120/9); Merger of Not For Profit Corporations Act;
    
merging or consolidating corporations; for acquisition of interest of objecting member or owner.