{"id":104555,"date":"2024-06-13T10:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=104555&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=104555"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:10:53","slug":"watch-chicago-this-week-democratic-national-convention-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-this-week-democratic-national-convention-special\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Chicago This Week \u2014 Season 4, Democratic National Convention Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Text by Kennedi Hewitt<br \/>\n<\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medill Reports<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode of \u201cChicago This Week,\u201d it\u2019s all about the Democratic National Convention. 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