Well, the governor of Illinois had an important announcement regarding his own renaming of long-established geographical places: First off, Gov. Pritzker announced he would be renaming Lake Michigan to Lake Illinois.

Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 on charges that included seeking to sell an appointment to then-President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and trying to shake down a children’s hospital. Blagojevich served eight years in prison before Trump cut short his term in 2020.

President Donald Trump has pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat who served eight years in prison over corruption charges before it was cut short by Trump during his first term.