Chicago Weather: After sunny St. Patrick's Day, another storm on tap later this week. Fox 32 Meteorologist Mike Caplan has the forecast for March 17, 2025. 2 men shot in Loop as crowds gather for St. Patrick’s Day river-dyeing The men were in the first block of North Dearborn Street when someone opened fire about an hour before the river-dyeing CFD was called to the scene in the 3500-block of West 59th Street in the city's Chicago Lawn neighborhood just after 2:10 p.m. for multiple people shot, officials said. ABC7 Chicago is now The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. in the 5000 block of South East End in Hyde Park, police said. The boy entered a room inside where he got a hold of a gun. Local news outlet CWB Chicago reported that a person from the car that was hit, then opened fire, striking a person who was walking by. Read more: LIVE updates from the Chicago St Patrick's Day parade 2023. Two cars sped away from the scene. The pedestrian, a 58-year-old man, was wounded with a graze to the arm. It's a day full of Irish music, dance, food, drink and more at the Irish American Heritage Center for St. Patrick's Day weekend. Posted March 15, 2025 8:46am CDT Share Two men were wounded Saturday morning in a shooting near the Chicago River, where spectators were setting up to watch the river being dyed green. Shortly before 9 a.m., a 58-year-old man suffered a A West Loop shooting in Chicago left a man injured in the 100-block of South Clinton Street early Saturday morning, the police department said. History and significance of St. Patrick's Day Our St. Patrick’s Day celebration would not be complete without cocktails! Spirits specialist for Constellation Brands, Eric Holmes stopped by to share some St Patrick’s Day cocktails t Two more men were shot Saturday morning in the Loop as crowds flocked downtown for the annual dyeing of the Chicago River before the St. Patrick's Day parade. The men were in the first block of Today marks the 63rd anniversary of Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day tradition of transforming the Chicago River green. Crowds gather along the riverbanks to watch the magic happen — a ritual of history and celebration. Plumbers have dyed the Chicago River green since 1962, though the tradition was Two people were wounded in a shooting in Chicago’s Loop Saturday morning, just over an hour before the Chicago River was dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, police said. Chicago Weather: After sunny St. Patrick's Day, another storm on tap later this week. Fox 32 Meteorologist Mike Caplan has the forecast for March 17, 2025. If you partook in any St. Patrick's Day Weekend festivities in Chicago this past weekend, chances are you likely saw people carrying around plastic gallon jugs filled with food-colored liquid. Ahead of Chicago’s popular green river dying and St. Patrick’s Day Parade, bringing thousands downtown, two recent shootings in the area have sparked concern A look at Chief O'Neill's menu for St. Patrick's Day this weekend. Chief O'Neill's Pub Restaurant Beer Garden in Chicago is gearing up to host one heck of a St. Patrick's Day party. Huge crowds pack downtown Chicago for St. Patrick's Day Hundreds of thousands of people poured into downtown Chicago for St. Patrick's Day festivities on Saturday. Posted March 15, 2025 10:20pm CDT The Saint Patrick’s Day celebration has been going on all weekend at Pippins Tavern.And today they’re keeping the party going with original cocktails, delicious food and live music! 39 East C On St. Patrick’s Day, ‘Riverdance’ Visits Chicago and Proves Irish Dance Isn’t for the Faint-Hearted Marc Vitali | March 17, 2025, 5:45 pm WTTW News arts reporter Marc Vitali, left, gives Irish dancing his best shot at the Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., on March 17, 2025. Two people, including a pedestrian, were shot in the Loop on Saturday morning as spectators flooded the area to watch the annual dyeing of the Chicago River for the city’s St. Patrick’s celebration. Around 8:51 a.m., witnesses saw a fight between the people in two cars near the 100 block of North Dearborn.
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