St. Patrick's Day history: What to know about celebrations honoring patron saint of Ireland Monday, March 17, 2025 12:25PM. The Chicago River is glowing green ahead of St. Patrick's Day Two people were wounded in a shooting in Chicago’s Loop Saturday morning, just over an hour before the Chicago River was dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, police said. Chicago Weather: After sunny St. Patrick's Day, another storm on tap later this week. Fox 32 Meteorologist Mike Caplan has the forecast for March 17, 2025. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A male teenager was shot and killed in the Lawndale neighborhood Monday morning, Chicago police said. The shooting took place at about 2:10 a.m. in the 1500-block of South Kildare Our St. Patrick’s Day celebration would not be complete without cocktails! Spirits specialist for Constellation Brands, Eric Holmes stopped by to share some St Patrick’s Day cocktails t Two people, including a bystander, have been wounded in a shooting near the Chicago River on Saturday morning, police said. At around 8.51am, police were called to the scene near the 100 block of North Dearborn Street - just a few blocks away from where thousands were gathering to watch the Chicago River turn green as part of the city's St Patrick's Day festivities. The Brief. Chicago's St. Patrick's Day celebrations kick off the weekend before the holiday, with the downtown parade and river dyeing taking place on Saturday, March 15. Two men were killed Tuesday afternoon when the vehicle they were riding in was sprayed by gunfire near the Dan Ryan Expressway, according to Chicago police. The victims, ages 22 and 30, were riding On St. Patrick’s Day, ‘Riverdance’ Visits Chicago and Proves Irish Dance Isn’t for the Faint-Hearted Marc Vitali | March 17, 2025, 5:45 pm WTTW News arts reporter Marc Vitali, left, gives Irish dancing his best shot at the Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., on March 17, 2025. It's a day full of Irish music, dance, food, drink and more at the Irish American Heritage Center for St. Patrick's Day weekend. Posted March 15, 2025 8:46am CDT Share Two people, including a pedestrian, were shot in the Loop on Saturday morning as spectators flooded the area to watch the annual dyeing of the Chicago River for the city’s St. Patrick’s celebration. Around 8:51 a.m., witnesses saw a fight between the people in two cars near the 100 block of North Dearborn. A boy, 9, was shot during gun struggle in East Hyde Park in house on East End on St, Patrick's Day, Chicago police said. A 9-year-old was shot just moments after he found a gun on the city's South St. Patrick's Day weekend celebrations are officially here, with an iconic Chicago tradition kicking off festivities Saturday morning as the Chicago River was dyed green. Beginning shortly after Two men were wounded Saturday morning in a shooting near the Chicago River, where spectators were setting up to watch the river being dyed green. Shortly before 9 a.m., a 58-year-old man suffered a Two more men were shot Saturday morning in the Loop as crowds flocked downtown for the annual dyeing of the Chicago River before the St. Patrick's Day parade. The men were in the first block of Chicago Weather: After sunny St. Patrick's Day, another storm on tap later this week. Fox 32 Meteorologist Mike Caplan has the forecast for March 17, 2025. 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 The day began ominously, with two people shot in the 100 block of North Dearborn as crowds filled the area for the river dyeing and parade just before 9 a.m. Even before police knew about the shooting, an officer radioed the license plate of a car speeding through the area, a detail that later allowed investigators to link the vehicle to the Huge crowds pack downtown Chicago for St. Patrick's Day Hundreds of thousands of people poured into downtown Chicago for St. Patrick's Day festivities on Saturday. Posted March 15, 2025 10:20pm CDT 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.
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