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Images: St. Patrick's Day retro gallery

With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner, our Retro Gallery takes a look back at St. Patty's Day parades and events in Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Des Plaines and Chicago.

Every Thursday, walk down memory lane with us. Reminisce about that special time, place or person in your life from back in the day. Share your memories. Share your photos with #RetroGallery. Tell us what you'd like to see in future galleries.

Look for a new Retro Gallery every Thursday at www.dailyherald.com/oldpics.

St. Patricks Day program at Sacred Heart of Mary School in Rolling Meadows, March 1965. Daily Herald File Photo, 1965
St. Patrick's Day Party at the Schaumburg Library in March of 1975. Daily Herald File Photo, 1975
St. Patrick's Day Party at the Schaumburg Library in March of 1975. Daily Herald File Photo, 1975
Reviewing stand of dignitaries during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago in March of 1977. Daily Herald File Photo, 1977
St. Patricks Day program at Sacred Heart of Mary School in Rolling Meadows, March 1965. Daily Herald File Photo, 1965
Making Leprechauns at Oak Ridge School in Elk Grove Village in March of 1966. Daily Herald File Photo, 1966
Nurses Club making decorations for a St. Patricks Day party in Arlington Heights in March of 1967. Daily Herald File Photo, 1967
The Dunn Family of Elk Grove Village celebrating St. Patricks Day in March of 1971. Daily Herald file Photo, 1971
A girl dressed as a Leprechaun visiting patients for St. Patrick's Day at Holy Family Hospital in Des Plaines in 1972. Daily Herald File Photo, 1972
Making Leprechauns at Oak Ridge School in Elk Grove Village in March of 1966. Daily Herald File Photo, 1966
A girl dressed as a Leprechaun visiting patients for St. Patrick's Day at Holy Family Hospital in Des Plaines in 1972. Daily Herald File Photo, 1972
St. Patrick's Day Party at the Schaumburg Library in March of 1975. Daily Herald File Photo, 1975
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