
Streets beam with St. Patrick's Day festivity in Crown Point
CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman got to experience some of the fun.
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CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman got to experience some of the fun.
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman got to experience some of the fun.
You can find the Shannon Rovers performing around the Chicago area on Friday night and through the weekend.
It falls on a Friday during Lent, when the faithful abstain from eating meat.
It falls on a Friday during Lent, when the faithful abstain from eating meat, so there's no celebrating with the traditional corned beef. But there is a bit of a loophole.
CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports from Albany Park at the Irish American Heritage Center, billed as the heart of Irish American culture and identity in Chicago.
"There are books in that library, Irish books, that are nowhere else in the world, even Ireland, but here,"
Why are people, Irish or not, are so excited about St. Patrick's Day? CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports from Albany Park at the Irish American Heritage Center.
Irish or not, are so excited about St. Patrick's Day. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports from Albany Park at the Irish American Heritage Center.
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek learns a few new steps and celebrates St. Patrick’s Day at the Irish American Heritage Center.
The St. Patrick's holiday is officially tomorrow which means more parties and parades, but why do we celebrate? Loyola University professor Michael Murphy gives a history on the man behind the holiday.
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations will continue in the neighborhoods as the South Side Irish Parade once again takes over Western Avenue.
The city's St. Patrick's Day festivities continue on Sunday with the South Side Irish Parade in the Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods.
Chicago River is green and revelers are out in full force as the city celebrates St. Patrick's Day. Thousands of people packed the streets downtown to watch the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade along Columbus Avenue.
If you're coming into the city for today's fun from the suburbs, Metra is making it as easy as possible to get there and home.
If you're coming into the city for today's fun from the suburbs, Metra is making it as easy as possible to get there and home.
Thousands of people will pour into the streets to watch the parade, and of course, the dyeing of the Chicago River.
"My grandma did it. My mom did it. now, It's my turn. Typically we do, we like to say ten tons, which is 20,000 pounds of corned beef in about a six-day period."
What's missing on this list for St. Patrick's Day: green beer, Irish dancers and cabbage? Corned beef, of course! CBS 2's Noel Brennan takes us to Beverly, where everyone is excited, except for maybe the cows.
Want to celebrate St. Patrick's Day but don't know where to start? Jason Lesniewicz from Choose Chicago has some ideas including parades and festivals.
It's being dyed ahead of St. Patrick's Day. It is also one of the city's most famous annual events.
It's being dyed ahead of St. Patrick's Day. It is also one of the city's most famous annual events.
Everyone will be feeling a little bit Irish this weekend as St. Patrick's Day festivities ramp up.
Make sure you keep a close eye out for the CBS 2 float. CBS 2's Joe Donlon will be on it and and we've got a great spot smack dab in the middle of the action!
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Nathaniel Huey Jr.'s criminal past should have been a red flag – including a court order banning him from possessing firearms.
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Hundreds of autoworkers gathered Thursday outside the UAW Local 551 headquarters, 13550 S. Torrence Ave., to protest.
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