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As part of a more than fifty-year-old Chicago tradition, the Chicago River is dyed green in observance of Saint Patrick's Day. [81] The actual event occurs on the Saturday on or before March 17. The tradition of dyeing the river green arose by accident in 1961 when plumbers used fluorescein dye to trace sources of illegal pollution discharges. [82]
The river took roughly 45 minutes to settle into a completely green state. The Riverwalk, closed for the dyeing, will reopen Sunday. After the spectacle, dense crowds began the blocks-long trek to ...
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The tradition began in 1962, when members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union dumped 100lb (45kg) of dye into the river. Chicago River glows green as city prepares to celebrate St ...
CHICAGO - The Chicago River turning green kicked off Chicago's St. Patrick's day festivities this morning. Thousands looked on and then stuck around for the annual downtown parade that made its ...
State Bank of Chicago was an American banking firm which conducted business under a state of Illinois charter issued on February 10, 1891. State Bank of Chicago operated from offices in the Chamber of Commerce Building located at the southeast corner of La Salle and Washington streets in Chicago, Illinois . [ 1 ]
In the United States, a state bank is a bank in a U.S. state that is chartered by the government of that state, as opposed to a national bank which is chartered at the federal level. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Overview