Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is renaming Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois," poking fun at President Donald Trump’s recent executive order where he changed the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America.

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced plans Friday to rename Lake Michigan as Lake Illinois and annex Green Bay.

DOZENS OF BIRDS ARE WASHING UP RIGHT ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN’S SHORE. THEY ARE KILLED BY WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE BIRD FLU, AND CALLS HAVE BEEN COMING IN TO THE WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF ...

Reports of dead waterfowl surfaced over the weekend along the southern shores of Lake Michigan near Chicago ... As of Jan. 13, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer ...

Southern Wisconsin cities like Milwaukee and Madison recorded their driest Januarys on record, with about 12 fewer inches of ...

As fishing goes, the sturgeon spearing season on Black Lake may be the shortest in the country: Six fish long. Starting at 8 ...

Parts of New England could be in line for ten inches of snow through Sunday. As of Saturday morning, some light snow showers ...

The outbreak started in December and has now spread from a few reports in the suburbs to hundreds in the city, along Lake Michigan, over the last week. Birds affected include geese, hawks ...