Consent of RP Financial, LC for Inclusion of Financial Advisor Opinion in Illini Corporation S-4 Registration Statement
RP Financial, LC consents to the use of its opinion to the Board of Directors of Illinois Community Bancorp, Inc. in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Illini Corporation. The firm also agrees to the reference and summary of its opinion in the related Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus. This consent allows Illini Corporation to include RP Financial's advisory opinion as part of its SEC filing process.
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EXHIBIT 10(c)
Consent of RP Financial, LC
February 7, 2002
We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Illini Corporation of our opinion to the Board of Directors of Illinois /Community Bancorp, Inc. as set forth in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement, and to the reference to our firm and summarization of our opinion in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the caption "Opinion of Independent Financial Advisor".
Sincerely,
RP FINANCIAL, LC
/s/ James P. Hennessey
James P. Hennessey
Senior Vice President
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