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.

President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat and former contestant on "Celebrity Apprentice," who was convicted of corruption for trying to sell former President Barack Obama's vacated U.

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.

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.

The pardon was the latest overture between the president and the former governor, who is still known in Chicago simply as “Blago.”

The former Illinois governor was convicted on multiple charges of corruption in 2011. He served eight years in prison before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich discusses what it was like receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump on 'The Story.'