The weekend before St. Patrick's Day means three parades and the annual dyeing of the Chicago River to turn it bright green.

The annual dyeing of the Chicago River isn't the only green celebration on tap for the city: Several St. Patrick's Day parades step off in honor of the holiday.

Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will kick off at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, stepping off from Columbus and Balbo drives and heading north through Grant Park. The celebration, one of the largest ...

The Chicago River was running bright green on Saturday, as it does every St. Patrick's Day weekend. Thankfully, the high winds in the forecast died down as the dye went into the water ahead of the St.

After the dyeing, thousands of residents and tourists streamed toward Grant Park to watch the downtown Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade ... at the intersection of Columbus and Balbo drives ...

The iconic dyeing of the Chicago River got underway at 10 a.m. Saturday. It is a 60-year-old Chicago tradition. The Journeymen Local Plumbers Local Union 130 members were in boats as the dyeing ...

Location: Columbus Drive, between Balbo Drive and Monroe Drive. The scoop: This year marks the 70th annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade! It’s one of the largest in the country and the ...

Two school districts from the North Hills marched in the nation’s largest two St. Patrick’s Day parades — in New York and Chicago — during festivities March 17. Hampton High School’s marching band ...

One of the most colorful Chicago traditions is on the horizon: The 2025 Chicago River Dyeing in honor of St. Patrick's Day. The legendary event, which dates back more than 60 years, takes place ...

Bridges will be closed to spectators during river dyeing except for Orleans Street and Columbus ... Weather Service Chicago office. When does the downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade take place?

There are only a handful of days before massive crowds donned in shamrocks, beads and green top hats descend upon downtown Chicago to celebrate the ... where there will be security checkpoints. The ...