The governor went on to say there will be an announcement next week regarding the Mississippi River as part of the joke.

I’m here today to make an important announcement,” Gov. Pritzker said in the video. “The world’s finest geographers, experts ...

Pritzker appears to be taking a jab at President Trump who signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.

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

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker jokingly announced that the name of Lake Michigan had been changed to "Lake Illinois," poking ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker humorously proclaimed the renaming of Lake Michigan to "Lake Illinois" and the annexation of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WILX) - Another body of water is getting a new name - at least according to Illinois. In a social media post, Governor JB Pritzker announced the changes come after decades of ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker during recent times, jokingly announced that the Lake Michigan would be renamed as ‘Lake ...

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. Pritzker posted a video ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker took to Instagram last Friday to share what he called a "Special Announcement From Governor JB Pritzker." Standing in front of a podium, Pritzker announced that he was ...