{"id":105515,"date":"2025-05-22T10:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=105515&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=105515"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T22:05:08","slug":"watch-chicago-this-week-episode-7-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-this-week-episode-7-4\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Chicago This Week \u2014 Episode 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medill Reports<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>This week in Chicago: Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. 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