{"id":100318,"date":"2022-04-14T09:44:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T14:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=100318&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=100318"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:12:15","slug":"watch-chicago-this-week-episode-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-this-week-episode-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Chicago This Week \u2014 Season 2, Episode 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">\n<p>In this week&#8217;s episode of &#8220;Chicago This Week,&#8221; we bring you along to Wrigley Field for Cubs opening day. 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