And in the middle is a holiday associated with merry drinking and a centuries-old religious figure: St. Patrick's Day. Monday, March 17, is the holiday to celebrate everything Irish, including St.

Rick Kogan, who attended the city’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1956, reflects on seven decades of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Chicago.

Colum Eastwood has observed Conor McGregor has ‘never been elected to anything’ and that Irish people are ‘all pretty embarrassed by him’.

Costco shoppers swear by these Kirkland Signature items in March, from seasonal bakery treats to household essentials.