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Chicago will once again go all out for St. Patrick's Day this year with one of the city's most iconic traditions: The 2025 Chicago River Dyeing. The Chicago River Dyeing for 2025 is scheduled for It's the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 (bet you weren't expecting that!), and all it takes is 50 pounds of dye, a couple of motorboats and 45 minutes to turn a portion of the 156 The Chicago River is dyed green as part of annual St. Patrick's Day festivities Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Chicago. The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its The Chicago River was dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day Saturday morning Published March 15, 2025 • Updated on March 15, 2025 at 12:53 pm BOOKMARKER As thousands head to downtown Chicago Saturday to watch the Chicago River be dyed green for St. Patrick's Day, many may be wondering what's exactly in the mysterious dye that gives the river its The tradition of dyeing Chicago’s river green for St. Patrick’s Day Uncover the history behind Chicago’s green river and the festivities surrounding St. Patrick’s Day Published: March 14, 2025, 11:41 a.m. MDT The tradition returns this year thanks to the Chicago group that has been dyeing the river green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day for decades By Grace Erwin • Published March 3, 2025 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. As is tradition, the Chicago River will be turned green for St. Patrick's Day on Saturday, March 15. Crews start the process in the morning, working from Columbus Drive to Orleans Street, and the For the last 60 years, enterprising Chicagoans have dyed the city’s river a vibrant green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Thousands of residents turn up to watch the Chicago River light up for For more than 60 years, Chicago has turned its downtown river green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The annual tradition actually has its roots in a big problem for the city: sewage. On Sunday, the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade will set off at noon from 103rd and Western Avenue.. ABC7 Chicago will broadcast the Saturday parade downtown.. Chicago River goes green "The dying of the river green is such a public event that it helped concretize the celebration of St. Patrick's day in the city," Peter Alter, chief historian at the Chicago History Museum, told 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 of the Chicago River was added in 1962, quickly becoming one of Chicago’s most famous events. 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 The history of the green river flows back to the local plumbers union. It’s been sponsoring the dye job for more than 60 years. The story goes — as the plumbers tell it — that business manager Stephen Bailey got the idea from seeing a plumber in stained green coveralls. 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) Video above: Chicago River turns green for St. Patrick's Day. Thousands lined the river and packed bridges Saturday and erupted in cheers as members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Local The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations By The Associated Press March 15, 2025, 2:42 PM The tradition, adhered to for decades, will coincide with the city's annual St. Patrick's Day parade. The story goes, in 1961, a man by the name of Stephen Bailey -- the business manager of the
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