People sit in Washington Square Park on Chicago’s Near North Side on May 29, 2025. Plans to close the park for maintenance were met with resistance from local residents.

Lorde is ushering in her comeback with a bit of chaos as the superstar debuted her new single “What Was That” in front of hundreds of fans at Washington Square Park Tuesday night, before ...

Decades ago, Washington Square Park often drew crowds of 2,000 or more, and by the early 1900s it had acquired the unofficial, now politically dubious moniker, Bughouse Square, harkening to its ...

The singer summoned fans on her social media to an impromptu performance in Washington Square Park Tuesday night. [crowd singing] [Singing: “What Was That”] Music and Dance.