St. Patrick’s Day: Chicago River dyed as parade returns after COVID cancelations

The Chicago River is dyed green Saturday for St. Patrick’s Day.

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St. Patrick’s Day revelers returned to the Loop Saturday for the city’s first full-blown celebration since the COVID-19 pandemic swept the state.

Crowds gathered along the Chicago River for the annual river-dyeing rite that was nixed in 2020 and held without many in attendance amid a case surge in 2021.

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The Chicago River is dyed green Saturday.

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The city’s parade is scheduled to return this year, too, stepping off about noon near Columbus and Balbo.

The Chicago River is dyed green Saturday.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

The Chicago River is dyed green Saturday.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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