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  • B**ch, It’s St. Patrick’s Day

    B**ch, It’s St. Patrick’s Day

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    C.P. Plunkett
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    Last year, I dipped my proverbial toes in the green-dyed waters, venturing downtown in Chicago for the St. Patrick’s Day celebration with my Nikon Coolpix in hand after years of avoiding the shenanigans. I encountered an invasion of the BORG. Chaotic, yes (and sticky), but certainly bursting with photographic moments. Soon after, I marked March…

  • St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago: Invasion of the BORG

    St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago: Invasion of the BORG

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    C.P. Plunkett
    in

    For the first time in years, I headed downtown for the St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Chicago on Saturday morning, my ’07 Nikon Coolpix in hand to capture the revelry. Most famously, it kicks off with the dyeing of the Chicago River by the local plumbers union, a tradition started over 60 years ago in…