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EXHIBIT 1.1 APPLICANT'S LEGAL OPINION <br /> (FILING OF A CAPITAL GRANT APPLICATION) <br /> OPINION OF COUNSEL <br /> I. the undersigned, am an attorney, licensed by and duly admitted to practice <br /> law in the State of Illinois ("State") and am the counsel and attorney for the City of <br /> Decatur ("Applicant"). In this capacity, my opinion has been requested concerning <br /> the eligibility of the Applicant for grant assistance under the provisions of the Civil <br /> Administrative Code of Illinois (Part 9), 20 ILCS 5/51; and the General Obligation <br /> Bond Act, 30 ILCS 330/4 (Acts"). You are hereby advised as follows: <br /> 1, The Applicant is an eligible "participant" as defined in the Acts. <br /> 2. There are no provisions in the applicant's charter or by-laws or in the <br /> statutes of the State, the United States of America, or any municipal or <br /> other local or�dinances that preclude or prohibit the Applicant from <br /> making said application for or contracting with t he State for the purpose <br /> of receiving a State capital improvement grant. <br /> 3. The undersigned has no knowledge of any pending or threatened <br /> litigation, in either Federal or State courts. which would adversely affect <br /> this application, or which seeks to prohibit the Applicant from contracting <br /> the State for the purpose of receiving a State capital improvement grant. <br /> Based on the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the Applicant is an eligible recipient <br /> under the provisions of the Acts, and that it is fully empowered and authorized to <br /> apply for and to accept the grant from the State. <br /> , ; / <br /> Signature: �r�� i: �,�� <br /> ' ytto�ney's Name) <br /> � Attorney for the City of Decatur <br /> Date: ,?J � <br />