After a two-year hiatus, a brand new “Queen of the Court docket” for the downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade has lastly been topped.
With Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot trying on, Chicago cop Kelly Leyden was named the queen throughout a ceremony Thursday night on the Plumbers Corridor in West City.
Leyden will now take middle stage March 12, when revelers flock to the Loop to have fun the Feast of St. Patrick and the dyeing of the Chicago River following consecutive COVID-19-related cancellations.
“Everyone knows and sit up for this event, not solely the dyeing of the river however the parade [and] gathering collectively,” Pritzker mentioned. “And we’re going to have the ability to try this this yr, and I’m excited concerning the alternative for us all to be collectively open air as soon as once more.”
