E J & E Depot No. 4

Historical marker location:

15033 South Wood Farm Road, Plainfield, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Lockport Street and Wood Farm Road, on the left when traveling east on Lockport Street.)

[Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway].

The Chicago River was famously dyed green for the first time in 1962 to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The tradition has continued every year since then, and now the river is dyed green for the holiday using an eco-friendly vegetable dye.