Images from St. Patrick’s Day parades
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Parade participants riding on the Fox Recovery and Towing flatbed float toss candy to children Saturday during the Lake Villa St. Patricks Day parade.
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Lake Zurich High School students including Sara Cook, 14, and front row left to right, Ashlee Cook, 15, and Mackenzie Matthews, 14, all of Lake Villa, prepare to ride on the Profinish Painting Professionals of Lake Villa van Saturday in the Lake Villa St. Patricks Day parade.
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Jack Ruskin of Lake Villa dressed as a leprechaun to ride on the Fox Recovery and Towing flatbed float Saturday in the Lake Villa St. Patricks Day parade.
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Jack Ruskin of Lake Villa dressed as a leprechaun to ride on the Fox Recovery and Towing flatbed float in the Lake Villa St. Patricks Day parade on Saturday.
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Jim Barnowski of Lake Villa dressed as St. Patrick himself marches in the Lake Villa St. Patricks Day parade on Saturday.
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People riding on the Fox Recovery and Towing flatbed float toss candy during the Lake Villa St. Patricks Day parade on Saturday.
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Three generations including Carrie Greenhagel, left, Peggy Greenhagel and Morgan Payne, 11, all of Huntley, braved the 30 degree weather Saturday to watch the Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patricks Day Parade in East Dundee.
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A green frog from the Chubby Bullfrog Bar & Grill in West Dundee makes his way down River Street during the Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patricks Day Parade in East Dundee.
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Brian Hampton of Aerial Storm dressed in green from head to toe to walk in the Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patricks Day Parade Saturday in East Dundee.
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Jackie Shanahan of Crystal Lake adorned herself in green Saturday to watch the Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patricks Day Parade in East Dundee.
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Olivia Guerrieri, 9, of Algonquin wore a green and white wig Saturday to watch the Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patricks Day Parade in East Dundee.
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The Napervilles St. Patricks Day parade makes its way along Mill Street Saturday.
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Bert, a Boston terrier Beagle mix, took part in the Naperville St. Patricks Day parade Saturday.
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Bob Ryan prepares to walk with Marquette Companies of Naperville in the Naperville St. Patricks Day parade Saturday.
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Bert, a Boston terrier Beagle mix, took part in the Naperville St. Patricks Day parade Saturday.
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U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam marches Saturday in the Napervilles St. Patricks Day parade.
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Joe and Madeline Mahoney of Shorewood and their two Irish Wolfhounds attend the Napervilles St. Patricks Day parade Saturday.
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Parade participants line up for the Napervilles St. Patricks Day parade Saturday.
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Irene Zaccarine of ADOPT Pet Shelter in Naperville waits to march in the Napervilles St. Patricks Day parade.
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Palatine residents Mary Edgar as Katie M Lady and Jason Foltyn as Lucky McClover are the grand marshalls at the St. Patricks Day parade on Saturday.
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Colin Bertrand, 8, and Sara Walczynski, 10, both of Palatine, enjoy the St. Patricks day parade Saturday in Palatine, which kicks off the towns Paint the Town Green celebration.
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Mary Daly, 8, of Mount Prospect carries the Irish colors in the St. Patricks Day parade Saturday in Palatine.
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Despite the cold and the snow showers, the Midlothian Pipe Band of Lake Zurich entertained the audience during Saturdays St. Patricks Day parade in Palatine.
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Snowflakes and cold greeted hundreds who came to watch the St. Patricks Day parade in Palatine on Saturday, including Teag Cullen, 4, of Barrington.
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Despite the cold and the snow showers Saturday, hundreds turned out to watch the St. Patricks day parade in Palatine. The parade kicked off the towns Paint the Town Green celebration.
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Despite the cold and the snow showers, hundreds turned out to enjoy Palatines St. Patricks Day parade including Nathan Roos, 8, of Palatine.
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Despite the cold and the snow showers Saturday, Vivian Garcia of Poplar Grove captures the moment at the St. Patricks Day parade in Palatine.
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Kirsten Ludwig of Buffalo Grove has her shamrock colored lipstick on and is ready to march in the St. Patricks Day parade in Palatine as part of the Paint the Town Green celebration on Saturday.
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Murphy the dog tries his doggone best to enjoy the Palatine St. Patricks Day parade despite the cold and snow showers Saturday.
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Despite the cold and the snow showers Saturday, hundreds turned out to enjoy the St. Patricks Day parade in Palatine, including Traci King of Inverness.
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Joe Hanisch, 12, of St. Charles takes a peek at whats coming next in the St. Patricks Day parade in St. Charles on Saturday. His birthday falls on St. Patricks 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. Patricks Day parade in St. Charles on Saturday. Joes 13th birthday is on St. Patricks Day.
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Daniel Shanahan, 9, left, and his brother Jameson, 12, of Geneva watch the St. Patricks Day parade in downtown St. Charles on Saturday. The boys and their sister, Kate, 6, come to the parade almost every year, they said.
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Crowds line Main Street to enjoy the St. Patricks Day parade in St. Charles on Saturday.
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Rond Baird of St. Charles wears the funny shamrock glasses her son, Johnny, 6, did not want to wear at the St. Patricks Day parade in St. Charles on Saturday.
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The Chicago Highlanders Pipes and Drums marches down Main Street in the St. Patricks Day parade in St. Charles on Saturday.
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Shea Fink, 7, of Geneva watches the St. Patricks Day parade in St. Charles on Saturday.
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