Chicago hosts one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the world, centering on the tradition of dyeing the Chicago River bright green and parades held throughout the city and suburbs.

Every bagpiper in the city must be employed over the weekend leading up to St. Patrick's Day, as the green beer flows and live music and dance enliven restaurants and bars across Chicago.

Guinness Open Brewery in Chicago's West Loop is pumping out a lot of fish and chips, as Chicago celebrates St. Patrick's Day ...

Schulte says while Chicago dyes its river green, Cincinnati's tradition is to "steal" a statue of St. Patrick from the Church of the Immaculata in Mount Adams. Cincinnati's St. Patrick's Day Parade ...