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Article posted: 3/17/2013 5:42 AM

A cold but fun St. Patrick’s parade in St. Charles

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Joe Hanisch, 12, of St. Charles takes a peek at what's coming next in the St. Patrick's Day parade in St. Charles on Saturday. His birthday falls on St. Patrick's Day.

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Alex Nicolas, Chase White, Joe Hanisch and Kevin Faulk, all 12 and from St. Charles, cheer on classic Corvettes in the St. Patrick's Day parade in St. Charles Saturday. Joe's 13th birthday is on St. Patrick's Day.

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Daniel Shanahan, 9, left, and his brother Jameson, 12, of Geneva, watch the St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown St. Charles on Saturday. The boys and their sister, Kate, 6, come to the parade almost every year.

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Crowds along Main Street enjoy the St. Patrick's Day parade in St. Charles Saturday.

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Ronda Baird of St. Charles wears funny shamrock glasses to the St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday in St. Charles.

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The Chicago Highlanders Pipes and Drums marches down Main Street in the St. Patrick's Day parade in St. Charles Saturday.

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Shea Fink, 7, of Geneva watches the St. Patrick's Day parade in St. Charles on Saturday.

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The Chicago Highlanders Pipes and Drums marches down Main Street in St. Charles Saturday.

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"Gangnam Style" and "Disco Inferno" aren't your typical St. Patrick's Day parade songs.But spectators at the annual parade along Main Street in St. Charles Saturday cheered loudly when the St. Charles East High School's marching band finished its rendition of the 1970s hit by The Trammps. As befitting an Irish parade, there were also bagpipes, kilts and plenty of Irish music. And of course, both humans and canines wore all manners of green clothing.