{"id":106653,"date":"2026-04-17T15:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?page_id=106653"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:16:54","slug":"chicago-this-week","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"About &#8216;Chicago This Week&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-687b6fe7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"687b6fe7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31f1dd25\" data-id=\"31f1dd25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d022bee elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"3d022bee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><strong>\u201cChicago This Week\u201d<\/strong> is an hourlong show featuring news, sports, business and entertainment stories from around Chicago. All the producing, reporting, writing, shooting and editing are done by Medill graduate students.\u00a0 \u201cChicago This Week\u201d airs on CAN-TV, Ch. 21, at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Fridays and 7 p.m. Sundays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3dcef9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"e3dcef9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5381c12\" data-id=\"5381c12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96dd03d elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"96dd03d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/chicago\/chicago-this-week\/season-6\/\"><strong>Season 6 (2026, ongoing)<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/chicago\/chicago-this-week\/season-5\/\">Season 5 (2025)<\/a><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\"><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/chicago\/chicago-this-week\/season-4\/\">Season 4 (2024)<\/a><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\"><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/chicago\/chicago-this-week\/season-3\/\">Season 3 (2023)<\/a><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\"><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/chicago\/chicago-this-week\/season-2\/\">Season 2 (2022)<\/a><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\"><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/category\/chicago\/chicago-this-week\/season-1\/\">Season 1 (2021)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cChicago This Week\u201d is an hourlong show featuring news, sports, business and entertainment stories from around Chicago. 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