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Chicago river turns green for St Patrick's Day

Chicago river turns green for St Patrick's Day
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Chicago river turns green for St Patrick's Day

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In an annual tradition dating back to 1962, the Chicago River was dyed a bright green on Saturday to kick off the city's annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

A St. Patrick's Day parade followed the dyeing of the river and hundreds of thousands of spectators turned out for the yearly event

Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar took part in the city's parade.

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