9 hours ago · So today, I’m issuing a proclamation declaring that hereinafter, Lake Michigan shall be known as Lake Illinois. The proclamation has been forwarded to Google to ensure the world’s maps reflect ...

2 days ago · “So today, I’m issuing a proclamation declaring that hereinafter, Lake Michigan shall be known as Lake Illinois.” An important announcement from the Governor of Illinois. pic.twitter.com ...

3 days ago · Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced plans Friday to rename Lake Michigan as Lake Illinois and annex Green Bay. In a seemingly satirical video posted on X, formerly Twitter, the governor revealed ...

1 day ago · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Michigan News Source) – In a move that surely left cartographers reaching for the Advil, Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker stood in front of the American and Illinois state flags on Friday, February 7th to deliver a proclamation of historic proportions – or at least a historic trolling of President Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico to be the ...

15 hours ago · Illinois Governor JB Pritzker jokingly announced that the name of Lake Michigan had been changed to "Lake Illinois," poking fun at President Donald Trump's Gulf of America. ABC7 Chicago is now ...

3 days ago · Per the governor's message earlier in the video, Lake Michigan will henceforth be named Lake Illinois. "A Great Lake deserves to be named after a great state," he said.

3 days ago · CHICAGO (CBS) --Tongue firmly in cheek, Gov. JB Pritzker trolled President Donald Trump on Friday, declaring Lake Michigan would be renamed "Lake Illinois," and jokingly annexing Green Bay from ...

3 days ago · Illinois Governor JB Pritzker jokingly announced plans to rename Lake Michigan to Lake Illinois and annex Green Bay, Wisconsin. The humorous declaration follows a recent executive order by former ...

3 days ago · Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is using an underutilized tactic in attacking President Trump — satire. The latest: In a video posted to the governor's social media, Pritzker declares he is going to change the name of Lake Michigan to "Lake Illinois." He also said he's going to annex Green Bay from Wisconsin.

2 days ago · A person walks along the shore of Lake Michigan as steam rises off the water on a frigid day with below-zero temperatures across the Great Lakes region Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP ...