St. Patrick’s Day is undoubtedly a reason for celebration, but one man sparked outrage by filming himself throwing 100 green paper airplanes onto a building in Chicago, Illinois. While for some, it looked harmless, the stunt was quickly labeled as mass littering, and many people are now calling for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrant to be fined by the city for each airplane he threw, which could theoretically reach around $150,000, more or less.
MUST SEE:Masked man throws 100 green paper airplanes from high-rise balcony over downtown Chicago!It really is the simple things in life, isn’t it? pic.twitter.com/b3DFGccxJF
— AmericanPapaBear™ (@AmericaPapaBear) March 18, 2026
Instagram user and influencer chicago_paper_airplane is the man in question, and on March 18, he supposedly went up to the building at 345 N LaSalle St. with 100 green paper airplanes to celebrate the Feast of Saint Patrick. He then threw all the airplanes from a high altitude to the tune of Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” song.
Apparently, the Instagram user has been throwing airplanes off Chicago’s buildings for a long time now, though this might be the first time he threw away 100 pieces of folded paper off a building. For many, it was entertaining and reminded them of the child within themselves; one Instagram commenter even referred to the airplanes as “Planes of utter joy and laughter.”…