Chicago Southside Irish Parade is no more

**beloitpiper** · 27th March 09, 06:53 AM

The best St. Patrick's Day parade in the Midwest is over.

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2...ks-parade.html

**george7** · 27th March 09, 06:57 AM

Maybe all of the performers will just shift into another parade, making a nearby parade the best parade in the midwest.

**FreeDon!** · 27th March 09, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by georgeblack7

Maybe all of the performers will just shift into another parade, making a nearby parade the best parade in the midwest.

Wouldn't be the same if it didn't go through those neighborhoods - I grew up there.

Don

**Larry124** · 27th March 09, 07:52 PM

...Mashing 300,000 people in here is a little too much for this neighborhood."
...The parade, he said, is a "victim of its own success."

I sympathize with those who revere the location, but I'm glad that it's such a success.

**The Barry** · 28th March 09, 03:25 PM

That's too bad.

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