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As part of a more than fifty-year-old Chicago tradition, the Chicago River is dyed green in observance of St. 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]
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North Side resident Julio Cordero dyed his beard the same color green as the river to view his first St. Patrick’s Day parade downtown, which the Chicago native called a bucket list item.
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 ...
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