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Comment - Seems to have over 1,000 results on Newspapers.com among IL papers, including the Chicago Tribune. Sources like
this would establish some level of notability, but I'm concerned a BEFORE search was not completed here. SounderBruce05:02, 4 December 2021 (UTC)reply
A BEFORE search was completed, but I don't see that source to be of much value. If you can find a source stating something that would make it notable, not just a plain bike path refurbishment like any other forest preserve, I'm all for keeping it up. But during my BEFORE search, I did not come across any article that would establish it's notability to that level.
Lectrician2 (
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05:33, 4 December 2021 (UTC)reply
Keep. This is kind of a strange interpretation of
WP:GNG (it's a lake, so of course the coverage is going to be "like any other" lake). I've added several newspaper sources; if there is some reason these don't meet notability guidelines I would be glad to strike my !vote, but I do not see any. jp×g05:54, 4 December 2021 (UTC)reply
Keep. I checked Gale via
WP:TWL and there are several sources from the Daily Herald about significant development around the lake:
[1][2][3][4]. I cannot access Newspapers.com but if there are over a thousand results there should certainly be a good selection there as well.
eviolite(talk)06:01, 4 December 2021 (UTC)reply
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Comment - Seems to have over 1,000 results on Newspapers.com among IL papers, including the Chicago Tribune. Sources like
this would establish some level of notability, but I'm concerned a BEFORE search was not completed here. SounderBruce05:02, 4 December 2021 (UTC)reply
A BEFORE search was completed, but I don't see that source to be of much value. If you can find a source stating something that would make it notable, not just a plain bike path refurbishment like any other forest preserve, I'm all for keeping it up. But during my BEFORE search, I did not come across any article that would establish it's notability to that level.
Lectrician2 (
talk)
05:33, 4 December 2021 (UTC)reply
Keep. This is kind of a strange interpretation of
WP:GNG (it's a lake, so of course the coverage is going to be "like any other" lake). I've added several newspaper sources; if there is some reason these don't meet notability guidelines I would be glad to strike my !vote, but I do not see any. jp×g05:54, 4 December 2021 (UTC)reply
Keep. I checked Gale via
WP:TWL and there are several sources from the Daily Herald about significant development around the lake:
[1][2][3][4]. I cannot access Newspapers.com but if there are over a thousand results there should certainly be a good selection there as well.
eviolite(talk)06:01, 4 December 2021 (UTC)reply
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