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Saturday, March 15, 2025 5:59PM
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CHICAGO (WLS) — St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are taking place this weekend in Chicago.
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The iconic dyeing of the Chicago River got underway at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The Chicago River dyeing got underway on Saturday, turning the water green for St. Patrick’s Day.
Then, it’s the 70th annual downtown Chicago St. Patrick’s Day parade, which stepped off from Balbo and Columbus drives at noon.
The 70th Chicago St. Patrick’s Day parade will make its way through downtown on Saturday afternoon.
The parade airs live on ABC7 Chicago. Larry Mowry, Liz Nagy and Stephanie Wade are hosting this year.
Then, the 47th South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day parade steps off at noon on Sunday.
Trinity Irish Dancers are celebrating their favorite holiday: St. Patrick’s Day!
It will go from 103rd Street and Western Avenue to 115th Street.
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Metra is providing extra service, including some express trains, on seven of its 11 lines, on Saturday for the parade.
For Saturday’s events, Metra will offer extra trains on its BNSF, Milwaukee District North, Milwaukee District West, Rock Island, Union Pacific North, Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific West lines. This includes early morning trains.
On Sunday, Metra is providing extra service on its Rock Island Line for the South Side Irish Parade.
Tullamore D.E.W. Global Ambassador Kevin Pigott joined ABC7 to raise a glass and offer some good cheer on Saturday morning.
Alcohol is banned on all Metra trains on Saturday and on all Rock Island Line trains on Sunday.
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Customers are also asked to not bring backpacks or water bottles on the trains Saturday, Metra said.
Chicago’s 44th Ward Ald. Bennett Lawson said Clark Street will be closed from Newport to Addison from 7 a.m. Saturday until 3 a.m. Sunday.
Visit metra.com for more information.
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