St. Charles draws big crowd in green for Irish parade

Photos by Jon Langham / for Chronicle Media

Miss Illinois, Karolina Jasko, waves to the crowds from a convertible. Downtown St. Charles hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 10, 2018, in St. Charles, Illinois. (Jon Langham/for Chronicle Media)

St. Charles’ annual St. Patrick’s Day parade drew a large, festive and decidedly green-clad crowd to the downtown area last Saturday to march, observe and celebrate all things Irish.

Norine Slaski, River Grove, greets a friend as she waits for the parade to start. Downtown St. Charles hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 10, 2018, in St. Charles, Illinois. (Jon Langham/for Chronicle Media)

Downtown St. Charles hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 10, 2018, in St. Charles, Illinois. (Jon Langham/for Chronicle Media) .

Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums from Warrenville march east of Main Street near First. Downtown St. Charles hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 10, 2018, in St. Charles, Illinois. (Jon Langham/for Chronicle Media)

 

 

 

 

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