AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
SC 13D/A, 1995-04-19
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C.  20549


                                   SCHEDULE 13D


                     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 (Amendment No. 3)

                              Illinois Power Company
                                 (Name of issuer)


                       Serial Preferred Stock, no par value
                          (Title of class of securities)


                                    452092-85-1
                                    452092-83-6
                                    452092-81-0
                                  (CUSIP number)


                              Louise M. Parent, Esq.
                             American Express Company
                              American Express Tower
                              World Financial Center
                             New York, New York  10285
                                  (212) 640-2000                     
             (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized
                      to receive notices and communications)

                               February 1, 1995           
                           (Date of event which requires
                             filing of this statement)


         If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G
         to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
         and is filing this Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check
         the following line
                                                                         ____

         Check the following line if a fee is being paid with this statement

                                                                         ____








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                                   SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO.       452092-85-1                452092-83-6
                452092-81-0                                    

1)       NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                      American Express Financial Corporation 
                      (formerly IDS Financial Corporation)
                      13-3180631

2)       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE LINE IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                      (A) ____             (B)   X  

3)       SEC USE ONLY

4)       SOURCE OF FUNDS
                             Not applicable.

5)       CHECK LINE IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
         ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
                                                               ____

6)       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                      Minnesota

7)       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
         SOLE VOTING POWER    38,329
                      
8)       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
         SHARED VOTING POWER    165,840
                      
9)       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    38,329
                      
10)      NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    165,840
                      

11)      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                 204,169                                       
 
12)      CHECK LINE IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES
                                                               ____

13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                  14.7%

14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                      CO, IA







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                                   SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO.       452092-85-1                452092-83-6
                452092-81-0                                    

1)       NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                      American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. 
                      13-3133497

2)       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE LINE IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                      (A) ____             (B)   X  

3)       SEC USE ONLY

4)       SOURCE OF FUNDS
                            Not applicable.

5)       CHECK LINE IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
         ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
                                                               ____

6)       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                      New York

7)       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
         SOLE VOTING POWER    -0-
                      
8)       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
         SHARED VOTING POWER    165,840
                      

9)       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    -0-
                      

10)      NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    165,840
                      

11)      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                      165,840

12)      CHECK LINE IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES
                                                               ____

13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                  11.9%

14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                      CO






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Item 1. Security and Issuer.

         This statement relates to the Serial Preferred Stock, no par value
(the "Preferred Stock") of Illinois Power Company an Illinois corporation (the
"Issuer").  The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 500
South 27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 62525.

         None of American Express Financial Corporation ("AEFC"), American
Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. ("TRS") or American Express
Company ("American Express"), concedes that it is a beneficial owner of more
than five percent of a class of equity securities of the Issuer and each is
filing this Statement as a protective filing.
                  
Item 2. Identity and Background.

                (a)-(c), (f)  This Statement is filed by AEFC, a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Express, and TRS, a New
York corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Express.  The
principal business of American Express is providing travel related services,
financial advisory services and international banking services throughout the
world.  The principal business of TRS is providing travel related services. 
The principal business of AEFC is to provide a variety of financial products
and services to individuals, businesses and institutions.  The address of the
principal business and principal office for both American Express and TRS is
American Express Tower, World Financial Center, New York, New York 10285.  The
address of the principal business and principal office of AEFC is IDS Tower
10, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440.

         The name, residence or business address, present principal occupation
or employment, and the name, principal business and address of any corporation
or other organization in which such employment is conducted, and citizenship,
of each executive officer and director of American Express, TRS and AEFC are
set forth in Exhibits 1, 2 and 3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by
reference.

                (d), (e)  Neither American Express, TRS or AEFC, nor, to the
best of their knowledge, any of the current directors or executive officers of
American Express, TRS or AEFC have during the last five years, (i) been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors) or (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such
proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,
Federal or State securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such
laws.  

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

         The event requiring this filing was a sale of 29,076 shares of
Illinois Power Serial Preferred Stock, no par value (Series P) by or on behalf
of TRS and AEFC.







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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

         On February 1, 1995, 29,076 shares of the Preferred Stock were sold
on the New York Stock Exchange for $100.00 per share, resulting in aggregate
proceeds of $2,907,600 to TRS and AEFC.  The shares were sold by or on behalf
of TRS and AEFC in the ordinary course of the management of their investment
portfolios.
  
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

         (a)  As of the date hereof, AEFC beneficially owned 204,169 shares of
the Preferred Stock (which includes 38,329 shares owned by a subsidiary of
AEFC) representing approximately 14.7% of the outstanding shares of the
Preferred Stock (based on 1,392,550 shares outstanding in the Issuer's
Information Statement and 1994 Annual Report to Shareholders).  As of the date
hereof, TRS beneficially owned 165,840 shares of the Preferred Stock,
representing approximately 11.9% of the outstanding shares of the Preferred
Stock.  As described in Item 5(b), AEFC and TRS may be deemed to share voting
and investment power with respect to certain shares of the Preferred Stock. 
American Express disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the foregoing
shares.  As of the date hereof, to the best knowledge of American Express,
AEFC and TRS, respectively, none of the executive officers or directors of
American Express, AEFC or TRS beneficially owned any shares of the Preferred
Stock.

         (b) AEFC has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and to dispose
or to direct the disposition of 38,329 shares of the Preferred Stock referred
to in this Statement.  TRS shares the power to vote or direct the vote and to
dispose or direct the disposition of 165,840 shares of the Preferred Stock
with AEFC.

         (c)  Except as described in Items 3 and 4, none of American Express,
AEFC, TRS or, to the best knowledge of American Express, AEFC or TRS,
respectively, any director or executive officer of American Express, AEFC or
TRS has effected any transaction in the shares of the Preferred Stock during
the past 60 days.

         (d)  No other person is known to have the right to receive or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale
of the shares of the Preferred Stock.

         (e)  Not applicable.
                 















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Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer.

         AEFC provides investment management and accounting services for TRS
in connection with certain securities, including the Preferred Stock, owned by
TRS.  Except as described in Item 5(b) above, and the preceding sentence, none
of American Express, TRS and AEFC, or, to the best knowledge of American
Express, TRS and AEFC, any of the executive officers or directors of American
Express, TRS and AEFC, has any contracts, arrangements, understandings or
relationships (legal or otherwise) with each other or with any other person
with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to the
transfer or voting of any of the shares of the Preferred Stock, finder's fees,
joint ventures, loan or option arrangement, puts or call, guarantees of
profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies. 


Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

                1.    Information with respect to executive officers and
                      directors of American Express.

                2.    Information with respect to executive officers and
                      directors of TRS.

                3.    Information with respect to executive officers and
                      directors of AEFC.
































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                                     SIGNATURE



                After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


Dated: April 19, 1995


                                           AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED
                                           SERVICES COMPANY, INC.




                                           By: /s/ Stephen P. Norman 
                                           Name:  Stephen P. Norman
                                           Title: Secretary 





































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                                     SIGNATURE



                After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


Dated: April 19, 1995


                                           AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL
                                           CORPORATION




                                           By: /s/ Robert F. Erdman 
                                           Name:  Robert F. Erdman
                                           Title: Assistant Treasurer





































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                              EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT  

  1.                  Information with respect to 
                      executive officers and directors of 
                      American Express.

  2.                  Information with respect to executive
                      officers and directors of TRS.

  3.                  Information with respect to executive
                      officers and directors of AEFC.












































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                                     EXHIBIT 1

                  INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
                         AND DIRECTORS OF AMERICAN EXPRESS      


                The following information sets forth the name, business address
and present principal occupation of each of the directors and executive
officers of American Express.  Except as indicated below, the business address
of each director and executive officer of American Express is American Express
Tower, World Financial Center, New York, New York 10285.  Each of the
directors and executive officers of American Express, with the exception of
David M. Culver and F. Ross Johnson who are citizens of Canada, is a citizen
of the United States.  

                                BUSINESS ADDRESS AND PRESENT
NAME                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION        


Anne L. Armstrong               Chairman of the Board of Trustees
                                Center for Strategic and International Studies
                                P.O. Box 1358
                                Kingsville, Texas  78364

Edwin L. Artzt                  Chairman of the Board and Chief
                                 Executive Officer
                                The Procter & Gamble Company
                                One Procter & Gamble Plaza
                                Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3315

William G. Bowen                President
                                The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
                                140 East 62nd Street
                                New York, New York 10021

David M. Culver                 Chairman
                                CAI Capital Corporation
                                3429 Drummond Street
                                Suite 200
                                Montreal, Canada H3G 1X6

Charles W. Duncan Jr.           Duncan Interests
                                600 Travis
                                Suite 6100
                                Houston, Texas  77002-3007

Richard M. Furlaud              Bristol-Myers Squibb
                                150 E. 52nd Street - 12th Floor
                                New York, New York  10024









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Harvey Golub                    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
                                  Officer
                                American Express Company

Beverly Sills Greenough         Chairman
                                Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
                                165 West 65th Street
                                9th Floor
                                New York, New York 10023

F. Ross Johnson                 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                RJM Group
                                200 Galleria Parkway, N.W.
                                Suite 970
                                Atlanta, Georgia  30339

Vernon E. Jordan Jr.            Senior Partner
                                Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
                                1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
                                Suite 400
                                Washington, D.C.  20036

Henry A. Kissinger              Chairman
                                Kissinger Associates, Inc.
                                350 Park Avenue
                                26th Floor
                                New York, New York  10022

Drew Lewis                      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                Union Pacific Corporation
                                Martin Tower
                                1170 Eighth Avenue
                                16th Floor
                                Bethlehem, Pennsylvania  18018

Aldo Papone                     Senior Advisor
                                American Express Company
         
Roger S. Penske                 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                Detroit Diesel Corporation
                                13400 Outer Drive West
                                Detroit, Michigan   48239

Frank P. Popoff                 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                The Dow Chemical Company
                                2030 Dow Center
                                Midland, Michigan  48674

Jeffrey E. Stiefler             President
                                American Express Company








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           EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF AMERICAN EXPRESS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS

                                BUSINESS ADDRESS AND PRESENT
NAME                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION        

Roger H. Ballou                 President, Travel Services Group, U.S.A.
                                American Express Travel Related
                                  Services Company, Inc.

Kenneth I. Chenault             Vice Chairman, American Express Company;
                                President, U.S.A., American Express
                                  Travel Related Services Company, Inc.

Steven D. Goldstein             Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                American Express Bank Ltd.

R. Craig Hoenshell              President, Travel Related Services,
                                  International
                                American Express Travel Related
                                  Services Company, Inc.

David R. Hubers                 President and Chief Executive Officer
                                American Express Financial Corporation
                                IDS Tower 10
                                Minneapolis, Minnesota  55440

Joseph W. Keilty                Executive Vice President
                                American Express Company

Jonathan S. Linen               Vice Chairman
                                American Express Company

Allen Z. Loren                  Executive Vice President and Chief
                                  Information Officer
                                American Express Company

Michael P. Monaco               Executive Vice President, Chief
                                  Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                American Express Company

Louise M. Parent                Executive Vice President and 
                                  General Counsel
                                American Express Company

Phillip J. Riese                President, Cardmember Financial
                                  Services Group, American Express
                                  Travel Related Services Company, Inc.;
                                Chairman, American Express Centurion Bank










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Thomas O. Ryder                 President, Establishment Services Worldwide
                                American Express Travel Related
                                  Services Company, Inc.

Thomas Schick                   Executive Vice President 
                                American Express Company

Frank Skillern                  President, Consumer Card Group, U.S.
                                American Express Travel Related
                                  Services Company, Inc.

Jeffrey E. Stiefler             President
                                American Express Company













































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                                     EXHIBIT 2

                  INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
                                AND DIRECTORS OF TRS             


     The following information sets forth the name, business address and
present principal occupation of each of the directors and executive officers
of TRS.  The business address of each director and executive officer of TRS is
American Express Tower, World Financial Center, New York, New York 10285. 
Each of the directors and executive officers of TRS is a citizen of the United
States.  

                                BUSINESS ADDRESS AND PRESENT
NAME                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION        

Harvey Golub                    Chairman and Chief Executive officer
                                American Express Travel Related Services 
                                  Company, Inc.

Walter S. Berman                Executive Vice President and Chief 
                                  Financial Officer
                                American Express Travel Related Services 
                                  Company, Inc.


































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              EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF TRS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS


                                BUSINESS ADDRESS AND PRESENT
NAME                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION        


Roger H. Ballou                 President, Travel Services Group, U.S.A.
                                American Express Travel Related Services 
                                  Company, Inc.

Kenneth I. Chenault             President, U.S.A.
                                American Express Travel Related Services
                                  Company, Inc.

R. Craig Hoenshell              President, Travel Related Services,
                                  International
                                American Express Travel Related Services 
                                  Company, Inc.

Bonnie J. Stedt                 Executive Vice President, Human Resources
                                American Express Travel Related Services
                                  Company, Inc.



































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                                     EXHIBIT 1

                  INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
                               AND DIRECTORS OF AEFC      


         The following information sets forth the name, business address and
present principal occupation of each of the directors and executive officers
of AEFC.  Except as indicated below, the business address of each director and
executive officer of AEFC is IDS Tower 10, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440.  Each
of the directors and executive officers of AEFC is a citizen of the United
States.  

                                BUSINESS ADDRESS AND PRESENT
NAME                            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION        
                                         

Jeffrey E. Stiefler             President
                                American Express Company
                                American Express Tower
                                World Financial Center
                                New York, New York  10285

William H. Dudley               Executive Vice President, Investment
                                  Operations
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Harvey Golub                    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                American Express Company
                                American Express Tower
                                World Financial Center
                                New York, New York  10285
                                
Peter J. Anderson               Senior Vice President, Investments
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Karl J. Breyer                  Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
                                  and General Counsel
                                American Express Financial Corporation

James E. Choat                  Senior Vice President, Field Management
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Roger S. Edgar                  Senior Vice President and
                                  Technology Advisor
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Gordon L. Eid                   Senior Vice President and Deputy
                                  General Counsel
                                American Express Financial Corporation








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Louis C. Fornetti               Senior Vice President and Chief
                                  Financial Officer
                                American Express Financial Corporation

David R. Hubers                 President and Chief Executive Officer
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Marietta L. Johns               Senior Vice President, Field Management
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Susan D. Kinder                 Senior Vice President, Human Resources
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Richard W. Kling                Senior Vice President, Risk Management
                                  Products
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Steven C. Kumagai               Senior Vice President, Field Management
                                  and Business Systems
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Peter A. Lefferts               Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy 
                                  and Development
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Douglas A. Lennick              Executive Vice President, Private Client
                                  Group
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Jonathan S. Linen               Vice Chairman
                                American Express Company
                                American Express Tower
                                World Financial Center
                                New York, New York  10285
                                
James A. Mitchell               Executive Vice President, Marketing
                                  and Products
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Barry J. Murphy                 Senior Vice President, Client Service
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Erven A. Samsel                 Senior Vice President, Field Management
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Fenton R. Talbott               Senior Vice President, Financial Products
                                  and Strategy
                                American Express Travel Related Services
                                  Company, Inc.
                                American Express Tower
                                World Financial Center
                                New York, New York  10285
                                





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John R. Thomas                  Senior Vice President, Information and 
                                  Technology
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Norman Weaver Jr.               Senior Vice President, Field Management
                                American Express Financial Corporation

William N. Westhoff             Senior Vice President and Global Chief
                                  Investment Officer
                                American Express Financial Corporation

Michael R. Woodward             Senior Vice President, Field Management
                                American Express Financial Corporation












































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