Popsugar Entertainment Marvel Wauconda, IL, and Wakanda From Black Panther A Town Named Wauconda Is Getting Lots of Attention From Black Panther Fans, and LOL 26 February 2018 by Erin Cullum Image Source: Everett Collection Wakanda may be a fictional East African nation, but there's a town in Illinois that sounds exactly like the Black Panther setting. It's called Wauconda, and it's suddenly getting a lot of attention thanks to fans of the record-breaking film starring Chadwick Boseman. A small village in Lake County, IL, real-life Wauconda is not filled with superheroes and vibranium. But people are having fun with the connection, and Wauconda residents, from barbers to cashiers, are dressing up in Black Panther masks. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Alise Homola, the executive assistant to Wauconda's mayor, has been receiving phone calls, and she hasn't seen the film. She said, "Someone called and asked how we pronounced the village name and when I told him, he began yelling, 'Wakanda forever!' which I am guessing is from the film." The whole thing is pretty hilarious, and we're cracking up at all the tweets. There’s a city in Illinois called Wauconda (same pronunciation as Wakanda) & ppl are calling the city, yelling Wakanda forever & hanging up.— antoinie (@antoinie_) February 23, 2018 1 / 7 The mayor of Wauconda, Illinois reported that people keep calling her phone screaming WAKANDA FOREVER !!! 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣#BlackPanther— Duane Face (@duaneface) February 22, 2018 2 / 7 3 / 7 I have a feeling that Wauconda, Illinois is about to enjoy a sudden spike in tourism. #BlackPanther #Wakanda— Patrick Read Johnson (@moonwatcher1) February 13, 2018 4 / 7 there's a neighbouring town where i live called wauconda (pronounced exactly like wakanda) and they've been getting HUNDREDS of prank calls with people just saying "WAKANDA FOREVER" and hanging up— annika | shuri stan (@aedions) February 23, 2018 5 / 7 😂 @ y'all finding a town in Illinois named Wauconda.— ᴺ ' ᴶ ᴬ ᴰ ᴬ ᴷ ᴬ (@Homiekage) February 24, 2018 6 / 7 WE SAW THIS COMING! ‘Black Panther’ fans are prank-calling residents in Wauconda, Illinois, requesting ‘vibranium.” pic.twitter.com/xfEK79uEXB— ABC World News Now (@abcWNN) February 23, 2018 7 / 7 MarvelBlack PantherMovies