Standing in front of a podium, Pritzker announced that he was issuing a proclamation to rename Lake Michigan. “I’m here today to make an important announcement,” Gov. Pritzker said in the video.

ILLINOIS - Gov. J.B. Pritzker trolled President Donald Trump in a video Friday, joking that he would rename Lake Michigan to "Lake Illinois." The move comes after Trump signed an executive order ...

Illinois last month had delayed signing paperwork with the Army Corps of Engineers, citing “uncertainty” of funding from the Trump administration.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker continues to hold up the Brandon Road Project – a billion-dollar project to block invasive carp ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker made a “special announcement” on Feb. 7: Illinois is renaming Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois” and annexing Green Bay, Wisconsin. The video shared ...

Lake Michigan will henceforth be named Lake Illinois. "A Great Lake deserves to be named after a great state," he said. Pritzker used X to respond to Elon Musk, who tweeted, “Nothing is more ...

Bighead and silver carp are now within 47 miles of Lake Michigan, according to the Great ... polluting air and water in rural communities," Pritzker, a Democrat, said in a statement.

On his political social media account, Pritzker said Lake Michigan will be named Lake Illinois. The governor also said he plans to make an “important announcement” about the Mississippi River.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker jokingly announced on Friday, February 7, that the name of Lake Michigan had been changed to Lake Illinois, poking fun at President Donald Trump’s Gulf of America.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has emerged as one of the most vocal Democrats speaking out against Trump since the Jan. 20 inauguration, using his platform to criticize Trump's policies and actions.