Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade, one of the city's most cherished traditions, will be showcased on with a live special on March 12 at 12 p.m.
Saturday, March 12. After a two-year pandemic hiatus, ABC7's LIVE, two-hour broadcast will be even more special as the city gets ready to dye the Chicago River green and resume the much-anticipated celebration. ABC 7's honorary Irish hosts, anchor Judy Hsu and Windy City Weekend's Ryan Chiaverini, will return to the broadcast booth and will be joined by Karen Ryan providing parade color commentary with meteorologist Larry Mowry covering the excitement and pageantry on the street.
ABC7's parade coverage will feature perennial favorites including bagpipers, Irish step dancers, floats, marching bands and marching politicians that make this one of the most celebrated events in Chicago. Judge John C. Griffin, retired justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, is the 2022 parade grand marshal; and Consul General Kevin Byrne is the guest of honor. And no St. Patrick's Day parade is complete without its Irish Queen.
The St. Patrick's Day parade, which will run south to north on Columbus Drive, is organized by Chicago Plumber's Union Local 130, James F. Coyne, general chairman of parade.ABC7/WLS-TV Chicago is the No. 1 local news source and most-watched television station in Chicago. With top-rated daily newscasts spanning decades and the largest social media presence in the market with more than 2.