🍀 Chicago’s famous St. Patrick’s Day tradition 🌊💚 Dye the river green ☘️ How do they do it? How long does it stay green? Jim Coyne from the Chicago plumbers union shares the secrets, the history, the traditions, and all the chaos 🎉☘️🔥 episode artwork

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🍀 Chicago’s famous St. Patrick’s Day tradition 🌊💚 Dye the river green ☘️ How do they do it? How long does it stay green? Jim Coyne from the Chicago plumbers union shares the secrets, the history, the traditions, and all the chaos 🎉☘️🔥

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🍀 Chicago’s famous St. Patrick’s Day tradition 🌊💚 Dye the river green ☘️ How do they do it? How long does it stay green? Jim Coyne from the Chicago plumbers union shares the secrets, the history, the traditions, and all the chaos 🎉☘️🔥 -Started in 1962 with Mayor Richard J. Daley -The Chicago Plumbers Union Local 130 has been dyeing the river every single year  -The Mayor actually wanted Lake Michigan dyed green -How do they dye the river -How long does it last Photo Courtesy: Chicago Local 130 Plumbers Union  To subscribe to The Pete McMurray Show Podcast just click here

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