{"id":106609,"date":"2026-04-09T16:56:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=106609"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:09:26","slug":"chicago-this-week-season-7-episode-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-this-week-season-7-episode-1\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Chicago This Week \u2014 Season 6, Episode 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this season&#8217;s first episode of &#8220;Chicago This Week,&#8221; reporters cover new efforts to make riding the CTA safer for women. They speak with someone who has experienced conversion therapy, and he shares his thoughts on a recent Supreme Court ruling. They also catch up with University of Illinois players as they reflect on their historic season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago This Week: Episode 1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1181650169?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cChicago This Week\u201d is an hourlong show featuring news, sports, business and entertainment stories from around Chicago. 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