Consent of Independent Accountants by BKD, LLP for Illini Corporation S-4 Registration Statement
BKD, LLP, an independent accounting firm, consents to the use of its audit report on Illini Corporation's 2000 financial statements in the company's Form S-4 registration statement. This registration relates to the proposed merger of Illinois Community Bancorp into Illini Corporation. BKD, LLP also agrees to be named as an expert in the prospectus. The consent is dated February 4, 2002.
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EXHIBIT 10(b)
Consent of Independent Accountants
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Illini Corporation relating to the issuance of securities in the proposed merger of Illinois Community Bancorp into Illini Corporation, of our report, dated February 23, 2001, on the consolidated financial statements of Illini Corporation as of December 31, 2000 and for the year then ended. We also consent to the reference to our firm appearing under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus.
BKD, LLP
February 4, 2002
Decatur, Illinois
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