735 ILCS 30/90-5-20: Home rule.

The authorization of the use of eminent domain proceedings to take or damage property is an exclusive power and function of the State. No condemning authority, including a home rule unit, may exercise the power of eminent domain otherwise than as provided in this Act. This Act is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.