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* Your favorite politics-related St. Patrick’s Day memory?
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 11:16 am
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Barack Obama marching in the parade.
Comment by Seymour kid Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 11:25 am
In 1993, when Roland Burris and Mayor Daley were embarrassed by fugitive Richard Kimball escaping arrest during the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Comment by NIU Grad Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 11:28 am
I can’t help but associate St. Patrick’s Day with former Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin RIP. We were dear friends and seeing him walking in the parade with his green attire and that big smile. That is a memory I’ll happily hold on to forever.
Comment by Club J Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 11:30 am
Annual corned beef and cabbage meal at church and then home to (re)watch the Quite Man.
Comment by We'll See Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 11:36 am
==I can’t help but associate St. Patrick’s Day with former Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin RIP. ==
On Madonia’s show this morning on 1450, Sam asked a caller who may have been close friend of Davlin what the former mayor would probably be doing today if he was still with us. The caller said “he probably would have started at Darcy’s Pint and ended at Corner Pub.”
Comment by NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 11:39 am
Definitely the Davlin Floating Irish Pub in the Springfield St. Patrick’s Day Parade! Complete with green carnations handed out by the Mayor himself!
Comment by St. Patrick Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 11:42 am
“That Kimble is some kind of lad … .”
Comment by Anyone Remember Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 11:46 am
Marching with my high school band in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on STATE STREET in the early 1970s and having our costumed school mascot hand Mayor Daley (the original) a bottle of horseradish. I believe he accepted the gift.
Comment by jackmac Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 12:28 pm
anything and everything South Side Irish parade with different candidates. that is a zoo.
Comment by Amalia Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 12:56 pm
Obama marching in the Chicago St. Pattys day parade with the World Famous, Arcola Lawn Rangers.
Comment by Gruntled University Employee Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 1:45 pm
I always remember getting ready for the parade each year, but then my memory starts to get fuzzy. Can’t quite remember how the day ended or why my mouth tastes like puke, but I’m pretty sure I had a good time.
Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 2:49 pm
The buttons he had said “O’Bama” which was a funny touch.
Comment by Ron Burgundy Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 2:56 pm
Listening to Senator Phil Rock singing Danny Boy, I believe accompanied by Dan Burke on the ivories.
Comment by Racetracker Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 4:10 pm
Racetracker- Yes, those two performed several times in the JRTC atrium. Good spirited fun, if not great musicianship.
Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 4:44 pm
Primary Election Day - March 17th 1998
Plenty of Irish candidates and their supporters celebrating victory with a Guinness and some corned beef.
Comment by Worth It Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 5:05 pm
Chased through an alley in downtown Chicago, by a female police officer, on a horse. She was on the horse. I was running. A teenager at the time, 1970s or ‘80s. Friends and I were at the parade, and drinking beer. I was relieving myself.
Comment by Ashland Adam Thursday, Mar 17, 22 @ 8:32 pm
Late to the post, but a story I can’t resist posting. As a young attorney, new to Illinois, I scheduled a motion for 3/17. Opposing counsel, an assistant AG I’d always gotten along with fine, called me up and just screamed at me. Turns out, at least in the Hartigan days, that all the assistant AGs had to be on St Patrick’s Day duty making the rounds of all the bars and weren’t available for silly things like court calls.
Comment by AnnieH Sunday, Mar 20, 22 @ 10:09 am