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 studies.
“I’m here today to make an important announcement,” Gov. Pritzker started. “The world’s finest geographers, experts who study the Earth’s natural environment, have concluded a decades-long council and determined that a great lake deserves to be named after a great state. 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 this momentous change.”…