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READ MORE: Newport combats St. Patrick's Day DUIs with return of free ride program Last St. Patrick's Day weekend, Rhode Island law enforcement made 61 DUI arrests with Rhode Island State Police St. Patrick's Day celebrations are taking place this weekend in Chicago. Watch ABC7's full presentation of the 2025 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade here. Wine at 1pm on St. Patrick’s day, that you’re not paying for, chugging, and heading back in for a second round is a cry for help. 1:38 p.m. — Someone just threw milk jugs at the police. Columbus and Monroe. 1:41 p.m. — Be advised, the people who threw milk jugs at the police also stole the license plates off a Chicago police car. CHICAGO – The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations.. Thousands lined the river and packed bridges Saturday and erupted in The Chicago River is dyed green as part of annual St. Patrick's Day festivities Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley 11:32 a.m. — Congratulations to the guy at Michigan and Adams. You’re the first arrest of the day! 11:35 a.m. — Congratulations to the unconscious woman at Michigan and Jackson. You’re the first EMS run of the day! 11:48 a.m. — Man down “at the Abraham Lincoln statue port-a-potties.” Dispatcher: What’s the male wearing? CHICAGO – The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations.. Thousands lined the river and packed bridges Saturday and erupted in CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Thousands lined the river and packed bridges Saturday and erupted in cheers as members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Local 130 sprayed dye into the water from boats, carrying on a tradition they began some 63 years ago. 2 men shot in Loop as crowds gather for St. Patrick’s Day river-dyeing The men were in the first block of North Dearborn Street when someone opened fire about an hour before the river-dyeing WATCH: Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick's Day 2025 Chicago has long been known for its spectacular St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, and 2025 was no different. Posted March 15, 2025 1:23pm CDT So began St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago 2018. As we do every year, CWBChicago editors monitored Wrigleyville police and fire radios for potential news (and for our yearly run-down of the insanity that was heard). For the first time this year, we also listened in on activity downtown. CHICAGO - St. Patrick's Day in Chicago is a celebration like no other, with the city turning vibrant green, filled with parades, festivities, and of course, plenty of food and drinks. Whether you The South Side Irish Parade is another major St. Patrick’s Day tradition in Chicago. Held on Sunday, March 16, this parade draws between 100,000 and 150,000 spectators. That place used to be one of the nicest hotels in Chicago when I first moved here. Wicked expensive rooms, hoity-toity gala's always being had there. Then it just went to absolute shit and it seems like it just caters to groups of people throwing ragers there every weekend. Can only imagine the scene on St. Patrick's Day night. When are the Chicago St. Patrick's Day parades? After the river dyeing, the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade, in its 70th year, will start downtown around noon. When is the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago? The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago 2025 always takes place the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day. The parade will begin this year on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at noon. Like previous years, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade will move along Columbus Drive from Balbo to Monroe Street. The history of St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago goes back more than 175 years. Now a longstanding tradition, Chicago’s Irish parade was first held in 1843. The dyeing 8:15AM — In a sign of things to come, downtown’s St. Patrick’s Day police radio band crackles to life with an officer running a reveler’s name during a street stop. Officer: “Last name is Weed. Like, she’s smoking Weed” 8:29AM — Woman is robbed outside the Renaissance Hotel. Suspect arrested nearby. Stephanie Lulay, Executive editor and Co-Founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. She provides details on: Chicago Fur Ban Fails In City Council After Black Caucus Backlash: Alderpeople rejected Ald. Ray Lopez’s (15th) proposal to ban the sale of all new fur products by a 19-26 vote. There's plenty of St. Patrick's Day fun to be had, even for those who don't make it into the city this weekend. Suburban bars in Chicago area prepare for St. Patrick's Day weekend festivities
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