Spectators take photos from the Columbus Avenue bridge in Chicago on March 15, 2025, as the Chicago River is dyed green by the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago kicks off with the Chicago River dyed green by The Chicago Plumbers Union, Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130. The downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade, celebrating its 70th anniversary, steps off north on Columbus Drive to Monroe Street, passing the viewing stand in front of Buckingham Fountain.
The 2025 Chicago River Dyeing, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, in Chicago on March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Kayakers react to boaters as the Chicago River is dyed green by The Chicago Plumbers Union, Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 15, 2025. in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Spectators line the Chicago River as it is dyed green by Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 15, 2025. in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Hundreds walk along Michigan Avenue after the 2025 Chicago River Dyeing, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, on Columbus Drive in Chicago, March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)People party in the middle of Michigan Avenue during the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Kate Liebelt, of Chicago, poses for a portrait before getting on a boat cruise with Freedom Boat Club of Chicago for the 2025 Chicago River Dyeing, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, in Chicago on March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)The Chicago River is dyed green by The Chicago Plumbers Union, Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 15, 2025. in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)The Chicago River is dyed green by the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 15, 2025. in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Belyinda Phan and her dog Wookie aboard a boat from the Freedom Boat Club of Chicago go down the Chicago River as it’s dyed green by The Chicago Plumbers Union, Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 15, 2025. in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Spectators line the Chicago River as it is dyed green by Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 15, 2025. in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Spectators line the Chicago River as it is dyed green by Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 15, 2025. in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Spectators Kate Liebelt and Rose Gentry aboard a boat from the Freedom Boat Club of Chicago, piloted by captain George Van Geem, go down the Chicago River as it’s dyed green by The Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 15, 2025. in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)David Westerby, of Racine, W.I., yells during the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on March 15, 2025. This is Westerby’s 16th year at the parade in Chicago, he said. “You’’ll see me like this every single year.” (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Thousands watch the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on, March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Kieth Pardonnet, with Metra, hands out necklaces during the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Charlotte Linde, 3, sleeps on her father, Derek Linde’s, lap during the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Members of the Trinity Irish Dance Academy during the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Alejandra Gonzalez and her daughter, Ivana Gonzalez, 6, park themself next to a tree before the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago, March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)People wave from The 312 Limo float during the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Leslie Harris, with the Irish American Heritage Center, waves an Irish flag during the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies perform during the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)People wave to crowds during the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)Irish flags fly out of a float during the 70th Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
