SHAMROCK SPLASH: Chicago's most colorful tradition is back as the Chicago River turns a vivid shade of green ahead of St. Patrick's Day.
Members of Plumbers Local 130 union carry out the transformation using a "secret," non-toxic formula — a spectacle that has drawn crowds and cameras since 1962.
I found a wallet in a shopping cart at Walmart. It had $400 cash in it. No credit cards. Just a driver's license. The address was twenty minutes away. I drove over. It was a run-down trailer park. I knocked. An elderly woman answered. "Did you lose this?" I asked. She gasped. She grabbed it and checked the cash. Then she hugged me. "This is my rent," she cried. "I took it out in cash because I don't have a bank account. I thought I was going to be evicted." She tried to give me $20. "No ma'am," I said. "But do me a favor? Make me a cup of coffee. It's a long drive back." We sat at her tiny kitchen table. She told me about her grandkids. Honesty isn't just about doing the right thing. It's about protecting someone else's peace of mind.
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