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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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.

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.

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.

JB 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 ...