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The Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local \Union 130 oversees the green dyeing of the Chicago River for St. Patrick's Day. The St. Patrick's Day parade queen title comes with some responsibilities too. Cara Walsh was crowned this year’s queen during a contest Sunday afternoon at the Local 130 Plumbers Hall. ----- The reigning St. Patrick's Day Parade Queen Grace O'Connor joined ABC7 last month to talk about what the duties of being a queen of the parade are and how the contest for a new queen works. Cara Walsh was crowned the queen of Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade, an event judged by community notables. She will participate in cultural events leading up to the parade. Streaming now at Walsh was selected as the new Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade queen on Sunday.Full story: Cara Walsh was crowned this year’s queen during a contest Sunday afternoon at the Local 130 Plumbers Hall. CBS Chicago. Chicago crowns 2025 St. Patrick's Day queen. Posted: January 13, 2025 New Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade queen crowned. WLS – Chicago. Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM UTC. The Chicago Saint Patrick's Day Parade will be celebrating its 70th anniversary when it Always held the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day, the parade begins at Balbo and Columbus Drives and runs north up Columbus. The holiday, which commemorates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, is celebrated on March 17, the traditional date of St. Patrick’s death. In this Law360 article, associate Grace O'Connor was profiled as the 2024 St. Patrick's Day Queen in Chicago's annual parade.. Kirkland & Ellis corporate associate Grace O'Connor will be reigning over the 69th annual Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday as parade queen, in an event she described as "honoring the rich heritage of my ancestors and embracing the dynamic spirit of [the CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade is back this year and they crowned their queen on Thursday. This year's queen is Kelly Leyden, a Chicago police officer working on the South Congratulations to our 2024 Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade Queen, Grace O’Connor!! o S r o t e d s n p 2 l 0 g h i a c 5 3 g u l 9 L 6 4 r e 2 l 2 8 M Grace O’Connor (Weinberg ’20) is many things: a corporate lawyer, a JD/MBA holder and a singer, to name a few. And this year, she’ll be the St. Patrick’s Day Queen in Chicago’s annual Chicago crowns 2025 St. Patrick's Day queen Cara Walsh was crowned this year’s queen during a contest Sunday afternoon at the Local 130 Plumbers Hall. ©2025 CBS Broadcasting Inc. CHICAGO (CBS) -- The new leader of Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade was crowned Sunday. Cara Walsh was crowned this year's queen during a contest Sunday afternoon at the Local 130 CHICAGO (CBS) -- The new leader of Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade was crowned Sunday. Cara Walsh was crowned this year's queen during a contest Sunday afternoon at the Local 130 Kathy Anderson has made the cape for the queen of Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade since 1985, just as her grandmother did for decades beforehand. It’s a simple ritual: Lug the bolts of Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade is back this year and they crowned their queen on Thursday. Maura Connors (right) was crowned queen of the 2017 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade Jan. 15. Connors is a graduate of St. Barnabas Elementary School in Beverly. Sponsored by Plumbers Local 130 UA Carrying the torch of a 6 decade tradition, the members of Plumbers Local 130 in Chicago dye the river green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Local 130 is proud to be the Title Sponsor of this great tradition which includes the selection of the St. Patricks Day Parade Queen by the members of Local 130. The history of St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago goes back more than 175 years. Now a longstanding tradition, Chicago’s Irish parade was first held in 1843.
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