Laura Vecchia, 43, of Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, from left, Raine Ettridge Gray, 43, of Chicago’s South Loop, and Kayla Mudge, 43, of Phoenix, Arizona, sit in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. “We have all these snacks from the farmers market we brought,” Ettridge Gray said. One hundred willow green colored chairs were manufactured by the Fermob in Paris and brought to surround the fountain providing new seating for visitors of Grant Park. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)
One hundred green-colored Luxembourg Chairs — manufactured by Fermob in Paris — have arrived to surround Buckingham Fountain in Chicago, providing new seating for visitors of Grant Park.
Shannon Brozewicz, 33, and her husband Matt Brozewicz, 33, both of Chicago's West Loop, sit in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. "We walk this quite a bit every summer," Matt said. "We usually walk by the Lake and sit by the lakeside and walk back we stop here," Shannon said. "The view is incredible." (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Alison Zhang, 33, of Chicago's South Loop, sits and paints in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. "We are part of a group where we go around Chicago every week and paint," Soh said. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Laura Vecchia, 43, of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, from left, Raine Ettridge Gray, 43, of Chicago's South Loop, and Kayla Mudge, 43, of Phoenix, Arizona, sit in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. "I was like, let's be outside, I want to go see the fountain," Mudge said. Mudge is on vacation visiting her friends. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Matt Brozewicz, 33, and his wife Shannon Brozewicz, 33, both of Chicago's West Loop, sit in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. "We walk this quite a bit every summer," Matt said. "We usually walk by the Lake and sit by the lakeside and walk back we stop here," Shannon said. "The view is incredible." (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Kayla Mudge, 43, of Phoenix, Arizona, from left, Raine Ettridge Gray, 43, of Chicago's South Loop, and Laura Vecchia, 43, of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, sit in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Antonio Archilla, 26, of Chicago's South Loop, from left, Kai Soh, 27, of Evanston, and Alison Zhang, 33, of Chicago's South Loop, sit and paint in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. "We are part of a group where we go around Chicago every week and paint," Soh said. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Shannon Brozewicz, 33, and her husband Matt Brozewicz, 33, both of Chicago's West Loop, sit in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. "We walk this quite a bit every summer," Matt said. "We usually walk by the Lake and sit by the lakeside and walk back we stop here," Shannon said. "The view is incredible." (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Park visitors walk past people sitting in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)People sit in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Antonio Archilla, 26, of Chicago's South Loop, and Kai Soh, 27, of Evanston, sit and paint in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. "We are part of a group where we go around Chicago every week and paint," Soh said. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)A Luxembourg Chair at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Alison Zhang, 33, of Chicago's South Loop, from left, Kai Soh, 27, of Evanston, and Antonio Archilla, 26, of Chicago's South Loop sit and paint in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. "We are part of a group where we go around Chicago every week and paint," Soh said. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)A man sits down in a Luxembourg Chair at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)People sit and enjoy the fountain in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Kayla Mudge, 43, of Phoenix, Arizona, from left, Raine Ettridge Gray, 43, of Chicago's South Loop, and Laura Vecchia, 43, of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, sit in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. "I come here a lot with my kids and we always sit on the benches, but it's quite a distance from the fountain," Ettridge Gray said. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Antonio Archilla, 26, of Chicago's South Loop, from left, Kai Soh, 27, of Evanston, and Alison Zhang, 33, of Chicago's South Loop, sit and paint in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. "We are part of a group where we go around Chicago every week and paint," Soh said. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)Shannon Brozewicz, 33, and her husband Matt Brozewicz, 33, both of Chicago's West Loop, sit in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. "We walk this quite a bit every summer," Matt said. "We usually walk by the Lake and sit by the lakeside and walk back we stop here," Shannon said. "The view is incredible." Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)People sit in the Luxembourg Chairs at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago on Saturday, May, 30, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)
