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Kids wait for the floats and members to throw out candy during the South Side Irish Parade in Beverly, Sunday, March 13, 2022.

Kids wait for the floats and members to throw out candy during the South Side Irish Parade in Beverly, Sunday, March 13, 2022.

Anthony Vazquez

Kids wait for the floats and members to throw out candy during the South Side Irish Parade in Beverly, Sunday, March 13, 2022.

Kids wait for the floats and members to throw out candy during the South Side Irish Parade in Beverly, Sunday, March 13, 2022.

Anthony Vazquez

South Side Irish Parade covers Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood in a sea of green

Several thousand people lined Western Avenue in Beverly for the South Side Irish Parade on Sunday. The parade featured floats, traditional Irish dancers, and bagpipes. The parade began in 1979 and is considered the largest community-based St. Patrick’s Day parade outside of Dublin. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Michael Puente

Kids wait for the floats and members to throw out candy during the South Side Irish Parade in Beverly, Sunday, March 13, 2022.

Anthony Vazquez

   

Several thousand people lined Western Avenue in Beverly for the South Side Irish Parade on Sunday. The parade featured floats, traditional Irish dancers, and bagpipes. The parade began in 1979 and is considered the largest community-based St. Patrick’s Day parade outside of Dublin.

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