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

Gov. JB Pritzker also joked that his state would be annexing Green Bay, Wis.., poking fun at Trump's efforts to buy Greenland.

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

Pritzker has delayed a $1.2 billion project ... to deter carp from entering Lake Michigan. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocated nearly $226 million in federal spending for the project ...

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 ...

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.

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.