{"id":102697,"date":"2023-04-13T08:29:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T13:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=102697&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=102697"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:11:24","slug":"watch-chicago-this-week-episode-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-this-week-episode-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Chicago This Week \u2014 Season 3, Episode 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Text by Damita Menezes<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On the latest episode of \u201cChicago This Week,\u201d Medill reporters cover the deaths of two firefighters, the Democratic National Convention coming to Chicago, Portillo&#8217;s celebrating 60 years and more.<\/p>\n<p>This episode will air on Chicago Access Network Television (CAN-TV) Channel 21 on Friday, April 14.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago This Week - Episode 2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/817114214?h=5695e5a594&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cChicago This Week\u201d is a half-hour show that features news, sports, business, and entertainment stories from around Chicago. 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