{"id":39229,"date":"2016-03-18T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=39229"},"modified":"2016-03-19T11:30:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T16:30:22","slug":"small-business-during-st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/small-business-during-st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business during St. Patrick&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Xuanyan Ouyang<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Chicago celebrates St. Patrick\u2019s Day again this year. Among thousands of people who are flocking to the streets and bars, there are some working for or doing their small businesses. 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