The River was dyed green for an annual St. Patrick's Day tradition that returned in full swing for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began two years ago.On Saturday, crowds gathered along the Loop for the yearly river-dyeing event, which was cancelled in 2020 and held without many in attendance during a surge in cases last year. Since 1962, Chicago has dyed the river green in honor of the Emerald Isle. The Windy City boasts around 204,000 people, or 7.5 percent of the city's population, who claim Irish ancestry today.
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