{"id":41060,"date":"2016-04-30T15:53:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T20:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=41060"},"modified":"2016-04-30T15:53:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T20:53:08","slug":"draft-town-day-3-mother-nature-isnt-a-football-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/draft-town-day-3-mother-nature-isnt-a-football-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft Town day 3: Mother nature isn&#8217;t a football fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Nicole Sedivy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Rain or shine, the draft must go on.<\/p>\n<p>Day three of the NFL Draft took place outdoors at Selection Square in Draft Town. But the weather didn&#8217;t cooperate. The National Weather Service reported an afternoon temperature of 47 degrees and rain. That didn&#8217;t stop every fan from attending. 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