{"id":104516,"date":"2024-06-06T07:57:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T12:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=104516&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=104516"},"modified":"2024-06-06T07:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T12:57:27","slug":"watch-chicago-this-week-olympics-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-this-week-olympics-special\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Chicago This Week \u2014 Olympics Special"},"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 today&#8217;s episode of &#8220;Chicago This Week,&#8221; it\u2019s all about the Olympics. 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