Editor's Note: Is the Chicago River still green? Take a live look at the river on St. Patrick's Day here. The Chicago River dyeing has taken place, kicking off a weekend of St. Patrick's Day ...

St. Patrick's Day brings green decorations, outfits and even beer, so it's only fitting that the nation's county with the most Irish people take it a step further and dye a waterway green.

Chicago Plumbers Local 130 dye the Chicago River green Saturday. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share The dyeing of the river for St. Patrick’s Day drew an eclectic crowd to downtown Chicago on Saturday.

The Chicago River is just hours away from turning green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day, though high winds may put a damper to the celebration for some. The tradition precedes a weekend full ...

Every year on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day, the Chicago River is dyed green. The best place to watch the Chicago River turn green is along Upper Wacker Drive between State Street and ...

Chicago’s famous green river for St. Patrick’s Day started with a simple idea in the 1960s, formulated by the head of the Plumbers’ Union Local 130. “Stephen M. Bailey had the idea when ...

A man was shot and killed during a quarrel on a sidewalk in Chicago's River North district early Sunday morning. Around 3:15 a.m., the victim and another man were quarreling in the 600 block of ...

Just after 10 a.m., a sightseeing boat packed with members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA began chugging west, spraying fluorescent green water into the river, continuing a ...

CHICAGO — Thousands flooded the streets of downtown on Saturday morning to watch the Chicago River turn emerald green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day 2025. The annual tradition has been ...