ABC7 Chicago will broadcast the Saturday parade downtown. St. Patrick's Day originated as a religious day to celebrate the Saint who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Saint Patrick's Day may be Monday, but the celebrations were already in full swing this weekend. From the city to the suburbs, Chicagoland turned green today with big parades ...

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and is credited ... A second St. Patrick's Day parade was scheduled for Sunday on Chicago's South Side.

The iconic dyeing of the Chicago River got underway at 10 a.m. Saturday. It is a 60-year-old Chicago tradition. The Journeymen Local Plumbers Local Union 130 members were in boats as the dyeing ...

We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know ... Why is the shamrock a symbol of St. Patrick's Day? Legend has it that Saint Patrick used a three-leaved shamrock to explain the concept ...

The official government website for Savannah, Georgia, claims the city hosts the third-largest Saint Patrick's Day parade, right after New York City and Chicago. The annual parade draws a crowd of ...

In Chicago, Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated with equal vibrancy, featuring the famous dyeing of the Chicago River green. This unique tradition attracts thousands of visitors each year ...

If you’ve even been to the Saint Patrick’s Day parade in downtown Chicago, you’ve witnessed to a colorful tradition, bigger even than the whole green beer thing. On the morning of the parade ...

If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St. Patrick’s Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global ...

Saint Patrick High School in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood ... Saint Patrick High School playing downstate on St. Patrick's Day weekend, the town of Champaign, better get ready right there." ...

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and is credited ... green after the city opened its annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Video above: Chicago River turns green for St. Patrick's ...