Illinois leaders have built a legacy of massive government spending deficits, extortionate taxes, marauding criminals and failing schools. Instead of Trump-proofing Illinois, maybe we need to Pritzker- and Johnson-proof it.

Gov. JB Pritzker vowed to fight a federal lawsuit accusing Illinois of interfering with the government’s immigration and deportation efforts. “In Illinois, we have grit, we are tough, we are strong and Donald Trump has no idea what he’s up against when he attacks Illinois,

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is using an underutilized tactic in attacking President Trump — satire. The latest: In a video posted to the governor's social media, Pritzker declares he is going to change the name of Lake Michigan to "Lake Illinois.