2022 in Illinois
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The following is a list of events of the year 2022 in Illinois.
Incumbents
[edit]- Governor: J. B. Pritzker (D)
- Lieutenant governor: Juliana Stratton (D)
- Attorney general: Kwame Raoul (D)
- Secretary of State: Alexi Giannoulias (D)
- Comptroller: Susana Mendoza (D)
- Treasurer: Mike Frerichs (D)
Sports
[edit]- 2022 Chicago Bears season
- 2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks season
- 2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks season
- 2021–22 Chicago Bulls season
- 2022–23 Chicago Bulls season
- 2022 Chicago Marathon
- 2022 Chicago White Sox season
- 2022 WNBA All-Star Game
- All Out (2022)
- Chicago Hounds (rugby union) established
- Chicago Tigers (cricket) established
- Emergence (2022)
- Hell in a Cell (2022)
- LIV Golf Chicago
- Windy City Riot
- Women's Wrestling Army established
Events
[edit]- January 5 - Deidre Silas, a Division of Children and Family Services child protection specialist, is stabbed and killed during a home visit in Thayer.[1]
- February 28 - Governor J.B. Pritzker lifts the indoor mask mandate for Illinois residents.[2]
- May 19 - Magnificent Mile shooting: A mass shooting occurred in Chicago's Magnificent Mile shopping district, killing 2 and injuring 8.[3]
- June 2 - AIDS Garden Chicago opened to the public.[4]
- June 14 - A new flag for Cook County was adopted.[5]
- July 4 - Highland Park parade shooting: during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, 21-year-old Robert Eugene Crimo III shot into the parade, killing 7 and wounding 48.[6]
- July 7 - Lisa Holder White is sworn in as the first black woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court.[7]
- July 18 - Santa Khan was murdered by her husband after she shared her divorce experience on TikTok. He then shot himself when police arrived on scene.[8]
- July 31 - One teenager was killed and three others injured in a shooting at the end of a graduation party at a brewpub in Decatur.[9]
- August 2 - Parts of central Illinois received very heavy rainfall and numerous counties were impacted by flooding, including the cities of Decatur, Dawson, Spaulding, and Barclay.[10]
- October 23 - Five men were shot, three fatally, when gunfire erupted at an intersection taken over by a drag-racing caravan of more than 100 cars in the Brighton Park neighborhood.[11]
- October 31 - 14 people were shot, one fatally, in a drive-by shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood during a vigil balloon release.[12]
- November 26 - Four people were shot, two fatally, just after midnight in the West Pullman neighborhood in the south side.[13]
- December 4 - Five teenagers were shot inside a home in Zion.[14]
- December 11 - Three adults were killed and one wounded at a birthday party inside Vera Lounge in Portage Park in the northwest side.[15]
- December 16 - Four students were shot, two fatally, outside Benito Juarez Community Academy in the Pilsen neighborhood in the west side.[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Spearie, Steven. "DCFS worker was stabbed to death while responding to report of children in danger in Thayer". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ "Gov. Pritzker Announces Illinois Plan to Lift Statewide Indoor Mask Requirement on Monday, February 28". illinois.gov (Press release). Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Lorraine (May 20, 2022). "Downtown Chicago shooting: 2 killed, 8 others injured near Magnificent Mile shopping district". Fox News. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Ribbon Cutting". AIDS GARDEN CHICAGO. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Cook County Announces New County Flag". cookcountyil.gov. June 14, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Highland Park parade shooting suspect rejects guilty plea deal, crushing victims' families: 'Evil and manipulative'". ABC News. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Gaedtke, Krista. "Lisa Holder White '93 is sworn in as first Black woman on Illinois Supreme Court". blogs.illinois.edu. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ Conklin, Audrey (October 8, 2022). "Mom of Sania Khan, killed in murder-suicide, sues for wrongful death". New York Post. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Coroner identifies teen killed at graduation party". WAND-TV. July 31, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Flash flood warning in effect for Springfield area". Yahoo News. August 2, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "5 injured, 3 fatalities, in Chicago drag race caravan shooting". ABC News. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "14 people shot Halloween night in Garfield Park drive-by shooting, police say". WGN-TV. November 1, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "2 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at West Pullman gathering". Chicago Sun-Times. November 26, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Bizzle, Jeramie (December 4, 2022). "4 teens, man wounded after shooting inside Zion home". CBS Chicago. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Bizzle, Jeramie; Perlman, Marissa (December 11, 2022). "3 killed, 1 wounded in mass shooting Northwest Side". CBS Chicago. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Parks, Brad; Rose, Andy (December 16, 2022). "2 teens killed, 2 wounded in shooting outside Chicago high school". CNN. Retrieved December 4, 2024.