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This Is How the Chicago River Turns Green for St. Patrick’s Day
When you think of St. Patrick's Day celebrations, what comes to mind? Parades, bagpipers, leprechauns and four-leaf clovers? What about green rivers? While it may sound unexpected, for Irish ...
Saint Patrick's Day in Chicago: Full list of events – from parades to the river dyeing
Chicago typically goes all out for St. Patrick’s Day, and 2025 will likely be no exception. From the iconic river dyeing to a ...
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Is it time to stop dyeing the Chicago River green for St. Patrick's Day?
One longstanding ceremony is the dyeing of the Chicago River, when artificial coloring is used to turn the water an emerald green during the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. The event is a ...
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What's in the dye? How the Chicago River is dyed green for St. Patrick's Day
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MARCH 13: An aerial picture shot with a drone shows the Chicago River as it flows through downtown after it was dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on March 13 ...