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Mar 15, 2021 The Chicago River was dyed for St. Patrick's Day after all! Mayor Lightfoot surprised Chicagoans by dyeing the river unannounced over the weekend to not draw crowds because of the pandemic: In an effort to limit crowds during St. Patrick's Day weekend as a precautionary measure due to Covid-19, Chicago city officials did not announce plans to continue their longstanding tradition of dyeing the Chicago River green to mark the holiday. But in a surprise Twitter announcement Saturday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city was " ." "Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend, Chicago!" she said. "...

Arthel: the windy city is going green. well, the chicago river is anyway. yep, officially kicking off st. patrick's day celebrations across the city. rick: today thousands of people turned out for the annual river-dyeing events which dates all the way back to 1961. all the way back to 1961. arthel: who wrote that? rick: when i was a little baby bouncing on hi mommy's knee. the city says it takes more than 45 pounds of the environmentally-trendily vegetable dye to color the water, and it typically lasts about five hours before slowly fading away. arthel: and when you drink enough beer, you don'...