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Mitchell Armentrout

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Chicago s top 10 stories for 2022 | Mind Blowing Facts

Chicago JB Pritzker SunTimes Lori Lightfoot Michael Madigan Illinois Pat Nabong City Council Allison Arwady Ashlee Rezin
A woman holds a candle and roses during a vigil at Sunset Woods Park in Highland Park on July 7, 2022. Over a thousand people gathered to listen to music and guest speakers and have a moment of silence for the seven victims of the mass shooting during the July 4th parade in Highland Park. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

It started in the middle of a COVID-19 surge and ended with possible hints of another. 

In between, stalwarts of Chicago politics faced ignominious exits, thousands of people made their way to Illinois seeking refuge and health care — and unthinkable pain befell a picturesque north suburban city. All the while, thousands of Chicago families struggled to make ends meet amid a vicious tide of inflation.

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