St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Chicago

Dyeing of the Chicago River commences March 11, 2017, to kick off St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Chicago.

A bagpiper plays during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

A bagpiper, in regalia including spats, marches during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 11, 2017.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel arrives for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

Kayla Olsen, 18, huddles together with other band members from John Overton High School in Nashville, Tenn., as they wait in the cold for their turn to join Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

Jose Moreno, left, 17, huddles together with other band members from John Overton High School in Nashville, Tenn., as they wait in the cold for their turn to join the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

A man dressed as a leprechaun hands out beads to spectators during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on March 11, 2017.

Irish step dancers perform during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

Bagpipers march during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

A classic car is adorned with holiday decorations for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

A bagpiper plays during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 11, 2017.

Members of the Jamestown (N.Y.) High School Red Raider Marching Band carry flags during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

Dyeing of the Chicago River commences March 11, 2017, to kick off St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Chicago.

The Willis Tower can be seen during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

Dyeing of the Chicago River commences March 11, 2017, to kick off St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Chicago.

David Westerby of Kenosha, Wis., sports face paint in the color of the Irish flag during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

The flags of Ireland, Chicago and the United States fly during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

Lauren Destione, 17, tries to stay warm as she waits with other Bay Port High School marching band members from Green Bay, Wis., for the start of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., waits for the start of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

Democratic businessman Chris Kennedy, a candidate in the 2018 race for Illinois governor, shakes hands with Melissa Martinez at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

Gov. Bruce Rauner, left, poses for a picture with Taylor Hogan, center, Lily Hohen Water and Taylor Withner at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

Paradegoers reach for green necklaces handed out during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on March 11, 2017.

Paradegoers playfully fight for green necklaces handed out at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago on March 11, 2017.

Abby Dowling, center, and her friends ask for green necklaces distributed by parade participants at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

A Chicago police recruit enjoys watching parade participants play with bubbles at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

Lily Hohen Water proudly displays a green wig-glasses combo at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017.

People on a boat watch the dyeing of the Chicago River on March 11, 2017, during St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Chicago.

Members of a wedding party from Washington, D.C., wave to people on the river at the dyeing of the Chicago River for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations March 11, 2017.

The Chicago River goes green on March 11, 2017, to kick off St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Chicago.

Dyeing of the Chicago River commences March 11, 2017, to kick off St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Chicago.

Dyeing of the Chicago River commences March 11, 2017, to kick off St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Chicago.

Dyeing of the Chicago River commences March 11, 2017, to kick off St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Chicago.

Kayakers, including one in a vessel shaped like the Loch Ness monster of Scottish lore, cruise the green river on March 11, 2017.

People sport St. Patrick’s Day colors from head to toe at the annual dyeing of the Chicago River on March 11, 2017.

Desirae Kirchmeier hitches a ride on a leprechaun at the dyeing of the Chicago River on March 11, 2017.

Revelers dressed for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations pose for photos at the dyeing of the Chicago River on March 11, 2017.

Missy Naglich, left, and Jenn Hoffman take a selfie at the dyeing of the Chicago River on March 11, 2017.

Nick Rinkevich, left, of Philadelphia poses for a photo with others at the dyeing of the Chicago River on March 11, 2017.

Kristen Marcus, left, reacts to the cold weather while hanging out with her friends Jamie Minott and Mary Higgs at the dyeing of the Chicago River for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations March 11, 2017.