The Big Shoulders Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides support for Catholic schools in Chicago, was the grand marshal this year.

The 47th edition of the parade features over 100 groups marching down Western Avenue in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

Hundreds of people lined a snow-fallen parade route Sunday to celebrate Irish heritage and South Side pride in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.

Gusty winds didn’t spoil the downtown Chicago St. Patrick’s Day celebration, which including the traditional dyeing of the river and parade.

The Chicago River was running bright green on Saturday, as it does every St. Patrick's Day weekend. Thankfully, the high winds in the forecast died down as the dye went into the water ahead of the St.

The parade is set to start at East Balbo Drive and South Columbus Drive, near Grant Park and move north on South Columbus Drive past viewing stand in front of the Buckingham Fountain, according to the organizers, and end at South Columbus Drive and East Monroe Street, near Maggie Daley Park.