CHICAGO -- Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day and Chicago makes no exceptions! Every year, the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA dyes the Chicago River green by using a secret orange ...

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 the ...

Chicago’s famous green river for St. Patrick’s Day started with a simple idea in the 1960s, formulated by the head of the Plumbers’ Union Local 130. “Stephen M. Bailey had the idea when one of his ...

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CHICAGO (AP) — Tens of thousands of spectators cheered as the Chicago River was dyed green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. The annual tradition officially kicks off a weekend of celebration in the city ...

CHICAGO – Every year, the plumbers' union dyes it green. The Dave Matthews Band once infamously dumped 800 pounds of poop into it. And at least one section became known for the bubbles produced by ...

CHICAGO, Illinois -- It has been six years since St. Patrick's Day has fallen on a Saturday, and in that time the dyeing of the Chicago River has been celebrated and improved. This year's celebration ...