Everyone gets into the Irish spirit at Chicago's South Side St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Refreshing for the big city, the parade really had a local feel to it. Most of the floats were sponsored by the local trade unions. It was interesting to speculate on which unions had more clout, based on the size of their float, or, in some cases, pimped out tractor trailers. Based on that observation, the Pipe Fitter's union is the place to be. But what exactly is a pipe fitter?

One week later, the parade's organizing committee announced that this 31st showing of the parade would be the last.