Can you eat St. Patrick's Day corned beef on Lenten Friday? Kinda
It falls on a Friday during Lent, when the faithful abstain from eating meat.
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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!
Every year there's a queen, and this year's honoree, Norah Doyle, joined us in studio earlier Thursday, complete with her sash and tiara.
A longtime Chicago St. Patrick's Day tradition, the South Side Irish Parade, returns for it's 45th year this Sunday. Every year a parade queen is chosen to represent the event. Nora Doyle, who grew up in Beverly and teaches Irish dance, will be this year’s parade queen.
It's being combined with an Irish flag ceremony in downtown Aurora.
Aurora is expanding its St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
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The three men accused in a crime spree that involved an attack on a CBS News Chicago crew last week appeared back in court Wednesday morning.
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 22 years in prison before he was freed. Now he has realized his dream by starting a landscaping business. But his quest to be declared innocent continues.
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