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Illinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinois (www.wilx.com)

submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

To the people reporting this: Yes, it's a prank by the governor. But he really did so it, even as a prank, and the news covered it. So the story can stay.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago

There has also been no word on if the state of Indiana was consulted.

Glad to see the reporter having some fun with this.