Talk:Wonder Lake (village), Illinois

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I will insert the following clarification and see if comments result:

The name Wonder Lake now refers to both the lake itself and an incorporated village formed (around 1976) from one of the west side unincorporated blocks of homes called ‘subdivisions’, Sunrise Ridge, that fully surround the lake. Initially named the Village of Sunrise Ridge, the name was changed to The Village of Wonder Lake a few years later. The population of the combined village and all surrounding subdivisions has been published as being over 10,000.

In an effort to reverse the filling of the lake with sediment, the village annexed the lake bottom (not without a court battle) in the early 2000's so as to gain control of the lake bottom and allow proceeding with cleanup. As can be expected, this has raised considerable concern and debate due to the large cost of such an undertaking. This continues to the present (mid 2007).

-- Steve -- 15:12, 9 August 2007 (UTC)