{"id":14770,"date":"2015-05-15T08:12:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T13:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=14770"},"modified":"2015-05-15T11:59:12","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T16:59:12","slug":"video-special-olympics-bring-spring-games-to-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/video-special-olympics-bring-spring-games-to-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Special Olympics brings Spring Games to Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Lukas J. Voss<\/p>\n<p>Over 3,500 athletes gathered on Chicago\u00b4s Southeast Side to celebrate the annual Special Olympics Spring Games. The week-long competition featured athletes from all over the state, who will compete in several track and field competitions.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: Special Olympics bring Spring Games to Chicago\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/127757242?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: The Olympic flame was lid during a ceremony at Soldier Field and will burn throughout the Spring Games.(Lukas Voss\/Medill)<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/cantv.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-8953\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/05\/CAN-TV-logo.jpg\" alt=\"CAN TV logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cantv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">MEDILL REPORTS<br \/>\nON CAN TV<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In Chicago, watch Medill Reports video stories on CAN-TV channel 27<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lukas J. 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