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==History== [[Camp Butler National Cemetery]] is located just to the north of Clear Lake. There is also a body of water located in the village called Clear Lake. [[American Civil War|Civil War]]-era [[Camp Butler National Cemetery|Camp Butler]]βs training and mustering grounds were on the banks of and close to Clear Lake. As an isolated, sand-bottom lake, it provided relatively clean water for the troops and horses. After the Civil War this was a popular recreation area for many in the [[Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois|Springfield area]]. Clear Lake declined in importance after the larger Lake Springfield was built in the 1930s. The lake was bought by the City of Springfield in the 2000s as a backup water source. [[George Donner]], of the infamous [[Donner Party]], lived in the Clear Lake area with his family and is buried at Oak Hill cemetery in Clear Lake. The village of Clear Lake was incorporated by referendum in 1955.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Election Set For Clear Lake Officers | newspaper = Illinois State Register | date = 1955-08-31 | page = 3 | via = Newsbank | url = https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0FC5AC8EA9E30D2D&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A13D09CDA6F396332%2540EANX-NB-17A87308131372CA%25402435351-17A41E4572467034%25402-17A41E4572467034%2540/hlterms%3A%2522clear%2520lake%2520village%2522 | url-access = subscription}}</ref> The first slate of officers were all members of a new political party known as the Clear Lake Independents, and ran unopposed.<ref>{{Cite news | newspaper = Illinois State Register | via = Newsbank | date = 1955-11-23 | title = Completes Vote Check For Clear Lake Village | page = 10 | url = https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0FC5AC8EA9E30D2D&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A13D09CDA6F396332%2540EANX-NB-17A82BB9E18352B1%25402435435-17A41E5377EA9797%25409-17A41E5377EA9797%2540/hlterms%3A%2522clear%2520lake%2520independents%2522 | url-access = subscription}}</ref> The village was dissolved by referendum in 2022 (by which time it was officially known as "Clearlake"). Government services were taken over by Clear Lake Township and Sangamon County.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://clearlaketownship.net/newsitem.cfm?id=77 | title = Clearlake Village Residents | access-date = 2023-06-27 | publisher = Clear Lake Township | author = <!-- not stated --> | work = Clear Lake Township News }}</ref> The dissolution referendum passed by an overwhelming margin, with only 2 out of 38 votes opposed.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/county/2022/06/28/sam-cahnman-wins-contested-sangamon-county-board-race/7482278001/ | date = 2022-06-30 | title = In familiar territory, Sam Cahnman defeats incumbent Rose Ruzic in county board race | author-first = Steven | author-last = Spearie | newspaper = State Journal-Register | access-date = 2023-06-27}}</ref> It followed an earlier referendum in 2015 that failed by two votes, 19 to 17.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Two votes keep Clearlake from dissolving | author-first = Maggie | author-last = Menderski | url = https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2015/04/08/two-votes-keep-clearlake-from/34814659007/ | date = 2015-04-07 | newspaper = State Journal-Register}}</ref>
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