Monday, March 17, 2008

St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations Chicago



Chicago: In 1961, city pollution-control workers began using green dye to trace illegal sewage discharges and realized that the dye might offer a unique way to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day. Each year, the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union #110 uses 40 pounds of dye to color the Chicago River a perfect green.

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