{"id":104473,"date":"2024-05-30T09:59:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=104473&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=104473"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:10:53","slug":"watch-chicago-this-week-episode-9-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-this-week-episode-9-3\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Chicago This Week \u2014 Season 4, Episode 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Text by Mary Grace Grabill<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nMedill Reports<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>In this episode of &#8220;Chicago This Week,&#8221; we celebrate Memorial Day with events throughout the city as we kick off the start to summer. A Mississippi State transfer joins Northwestern University\u2019s football team. It\u2019s time for the Crosstown Classic, and we talk to Chicago Cubs and White Sox fans about the rivalry. The iconic house from the movie &#8220;Home Alone&#8221; is on sale in a northern suburb, and we visit the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago This Week - Episode 9\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/951967458?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cChicago This Week\u201d is a half-hour show that features news, sports, business and entertainment stories from around Chicago. 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