A drummer of a bagpipe band marches down South Western Avenue during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

A participant leading a float marching down South Western Avenue during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade, in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Joe Morrissy, preps the Chicago Gaelic Park parade float before the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

The Hughes family members waiting in the Claddagh Foundation trolley before the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade at West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Steve Hixson from Chattanooga, Tenn., pets the Cashdales Express Clydesdales horse of Cash Into Cash before the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Chicago Fire Department bagpipe band marches down South Western Avenue during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade, in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Keith, Nick and Rocco Gill, of Chicago, blow vuvuzelas while cheering along the parade route during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on the West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue, Chicago, on March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Bagpipe band members march down Western Avenue during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade, in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Spectators looks on during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

A participant walking a dog dressed in a St. Patrick's themed outfit down the parade route during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade at West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants ride on the back of a parade float during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants wearing Irish flags march down Western Avenue during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade, in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants pass out candy during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Ave, in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Students participate in the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants riding on a parade float during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

A participant dressed up in St. Patrick's themed clothing during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

A participant of the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade wears a fake beard during the parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants dressed up as leprechauns during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants carrying an Irish flag down Western Avenue during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants riding a four-person tandem bicycle during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue in Chicago, IL , on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

A participant with bottles stuck onto his face and head during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

John Lynch, of Tinley Park, IL, cheers on the parade route during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Children participating with curled-up hair during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants of the parade riding on top of a parade float during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Brianna Brogan, Mary Daffym, Ayanna Rhodes, Alrya Rhodes, Megan Price, and Mike Ehlers cheer along the parade route during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

A bagpipe band marches down Western Avenue during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

A bagpipe band marches down Western Avenue during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants push a truck that ran out of gasoline during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Khristian (left), Terrance, Kaylah, Kisha and Kennedy Randolph (bottom) at the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Matt Sommer, Ashley Bartkowiak, Anthony Coccaro, Amanda Esparza and Kinga Kowalczyk at the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants pass out candy during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and Sputh Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants from the Beverly Arts Center dance during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Ave, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

A participant of the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd St and South Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Participants perform the traditional Irish step dance during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

A participant dressed up in a leprechaun costume greets spectators during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on West 103rd Street and South Western Avenue in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media

Clydesdale horses of the Cashdales Express trot down Western Avenue during the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago, IL, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media