110 ILCS 410/4
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois is authorized to execute any instruments or evidences of obligation to repay, out of the funds and receipts referred to in this Act, which the United States, or any department or division thereof, may require in connection with any grant, loan, obligation, or contract, by reason of the construction of any building or buildings hereunder, pursuant to this Act and the provisions of any applicable acts or resolutions of Congress. Any conveyances necessary in order to secure grants, loans or advances under any Federal law for the purposes of this Act, may be made by the Board of Trustees, but such conveyances shall be subject to an agreement on the part of the United States to reconvey to the University of Illinois, in all cases where such an agreement to reconvey can be obtained from the United States.
110 ILCS 410/4