Book Captures History of South Side Irish Parade in Pictures

The South Side Irish Parade wasn't always a drunken calamity. Once upon a time it was wholesome. Chicagoan Bridget Houlihan Kenned researched its humble beginnings for her pictorial book, "Chicago's South Side Irish Parade."

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