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‘It’s just so Chicago’: Thousands gather for annual South Side Irish Parade

Thousands of people gathered Sunday for the annual South Side Irish Parade, featuring festive floats, Irish dancers and an explosion of green. The parade kicked off at noon from 103rd Street and Western Avenue in Beverly, led by a lineup of bagpipers. The group marched south to Western and 115th Street in Morgan Park. The event, founded by two South Side residents in 1979, is advertised as the ...
Patrick’ s Day on Sunday, March 17, 2024, on Western Avenue in Chicago.

Thousands of people gathered Sunday for the annual South Side Irish Parade, featuring festive floats, Irish dancers and an explosion of green.

The parade kicked off at noon from 103rd Street and Western Avenue in Beverly, led by a lineup of bagpipers. The group marched south to

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