This story was updated to add new information. Reports of dead waterfowl surfaced over the weekend along the southern shores ...

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

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

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

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Tongue firmly in cheek, the governor said his proclamation has been sent to Google "so the world's maps reflect this ...

Hundreds of dead or sick red-breasted mergansers have been found along Lake Michigan, sparking bird flu concerns.

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Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu​ along Lake Michigan.