This year's South Side Irish Parade paid homage to area Catholic elementary school teachers, as they were collectively named the parade's grand marshals.
Make no mistake about it, the Dever family of Evergreen Park enjoys its family meals at home.
The Dever family, from left, Bella, Matthew, Bill and Angel returned to the South Side Irish Parade after a two year absence because of COVID-19. They have attended the parade for at least 10 years before COVID-19 hit and hope that the two years off was just a hiccup. Teachers from Christ the King, Holy Redeemer, Queen of Martyrs, St. Barnabas, St. Cajetan, St Gerald, St. Germaine, St. John Fisher, St. Linus and St. Walter/St. Benedict marched at the front of the parade.
Mount Greenwood's Bailey O'Connell waves to the crowd during the South Side Irish parade. Because COVID-19 helped cancel the South Side Irish Parade in 2020 and 2021, O'Connell was the parade queen for three years and finally got to participate on Sunday. Tom Hopkins, of the Morgan Park neighborhood, died in 2014. His children, Liam, Tommy, Martin and Anne came up with this foundation.
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