Bagpipers, politicians and Ghostbusters among St. Patrick’s Day highlights

Bagpipers at downtown St. Patrick's Day parade
Bagpipes & Drums of the Emerald Society, a not-for-profit associated with the Chicago Police Department, performs while walking in Saturday's parade. (Christine Smith/Medill)

By Christine Smith

For its 60th year downtown, the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade stretched across six blocks of Columbus Drive during its celebration of the holiday on Saturday. The parade, which lasted nearly two hours, included everything from Irish dancers and leprechauns to green dogs and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

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Photo at top: Bagpipes & Drums of the Emerald Society, a not-for-profit associated with the Chicago Police Department, performs while walking in Saturday’s parade. (Christine Smith/Medill)