2022 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade

ABC 7's honorary Irish hosts, anchor Judy Hsu and Windy City Weekend's Ryan Chiaverini, returned to the broadcast booth and were joined by Karen Ryan providing parade color commentary with meteorologist Larry Mowry covering the excitement and pageantry on the street.
Judge John C. Griffin, retired justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, was the 2022 parade grand marshal; and Consul General Kevin Byrne was the guest of honor.
And no St. Patrick's Day parade is complete without its Irish Queen. This year's reigning monarch is Kelly Leyden who, when not performing her royal duties, works on the city's South Side and keeps citizens safe as a Chicago police officer.