Happy St. Patrick's Day, Chicago. As you plan your celebrations, take a look into the archives at past events in the city.
The O'Leary family plot that includes the graves of Catherine and Patrick O'Leary of Great Chicago Fire infamy is at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Aug. 30, 2021.
A new chapter for descendants of one of Chicago’s most famous Irish-American residents — Catherine O’Leary Even more than 150 years later, the apocryphal tale of a family cow kicking over a lantern in the barn on DeKoven Street has haunted several generations of O’Learys and made their name synonymous with the city’s destruction. Catherine O’Leary and the family cow, Daisy, were exonerated, but the mark against the family remains, they said.»
Descendants say they’re embracing their Irish heritage and want to finally put the old rumor to rest. Mayor Richard J. Daley, center, led the procession as the Irish painted the town green on March 15, 1957, starting with a parade of 10,000 down State Street in Chicago.Chicagoans first held a St. Patrick’s Day parade in 1843 — but it didn’t become a yearly tradition until
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