Exhibit 24

CILCORPInc.
300 HAMILTON BLVD., SUITE 300,
PEORIA, IL  61602

                                                            August 24, 1995

Mr. J. G. Sahn
Mr. M. D. Austin
300 Hamilton Boulevard, Suite 300
Peoria, Illinois 61602

Mr. J. H. Byington, Jr. and
Mr. R. L. Harden
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, New York 10004

Gentlemen:

CILCORP Inc. proposes to file a Registration Statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on Form S-3 with respect to the issuance and sale to
participants in its Automatic Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of not more
than 600,000 shares of its common stock, no par value.  Such shares may consist
of additional shares of authorized but unissued common stock or shares of common
stock purchased on the open market for such purpose.  Such Registration
Statement will include a prospectus and be accompanied by certain exhibits.

We hereby make, constitute and appoint each of you and any one of you our true
and lawful attorney for each of us and in each of our names, places and steads,
both in our individual capacities as directors and that of officers of CILCORP
Inc., to sign and cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
said Registration Statement and any appropriate amendment or amendments to said
Registration Statement, to be accompanied by a prospectus or by any
appropriately amended prospectus and any necessary exhibits.

The undersigned, CILCORP Inc., also authorizes you and any one of you to sign
said Registration Statement and any amended or amendments thereto on its behalf
as attorney-in-fact for its respective officers, and to file the same as
aforesaid together with a prospectus and exhibits.

                                   Very truly yours,

                                   CILCORP Inc.


                                   ______________________________
                                   R. O. Viets, President and
                                   Chief Executive Officer

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                                                            August 24, 1995


Power of attorney related to execution and filing of a registration statement
with respect to the issuance and sale of not more than 600,000 additional shares
of CILCORP Inc. common stock pursuant to the CILCORP Inc. Automatic Reinvestment
and Stock Purchase Plan.



                                   /s/  K. E. Smith
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M. Alexis                          K. E. Smith


/s/  J. R. Brazil                  /s/  R. N. Ullman
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J. R. Brazil                       R. N. Ullman


/s/  W. Bunn III                   /s/  R. O. Viets
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W. Bunn III                        R. O. Viets


/s/  D. E. Connor                  /s/ M. N. Yeomans
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D. E. Connor                       M. N. Yeomans


/s/  H. J. Holland                 /s/  J. L. Barnett
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H. J. Holland                      J. L. Barnett
                                   Controller

/s/  H. S. Peacock
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H. S. Peacock