(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.)