City News Bureau of Chicago service reported on the scores of most high-school games in Chicago, but otherwise there was no sports coverage. The film "Call Northside 777", in which James Stewart plays a reporter whose articles free an innocent man from prison, was based on a story that originated at the City News Bureau. The City News Bureau broke the story of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929, but, for once, didn't quite believe its reporter, Walter Spirko, and sent the following bulletin: Spirko continued as a Chicago reporter for many years, breaking a story of thieving policemen known as the Summerdale police
Saint Patrick's Day in the United States been known. This parade features traditional Irish dancers, as well as various businesses and organisations from around the city. This parade has been scaled back in recent years as the Saint Patrick's Day committee announced that it was becoming too large for the community to handle. In 2010, the South Side Parade was suspended. Due in part to pressure from community businesses—particularly pubs and package goods stores—as well as local churches on the city, the parade was reinstated in 2012. Of the various St. Patrick's Day parades in Chicago, the South Side parade tries to be family friendly and currently