{"id":54385,"date":"2017-02-28T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=54385"},"modified":"2017-03-07T15:42:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T21:42:10","slug":"local-businesses-make-the-most-of-a-rare-warm-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/local-businesses-make-the-most-of-a-rare-warm-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Local businesses make the most of a rare, warm February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Puja Bhattacharjee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Chicago winters are brutal. But not this year. On February 22, the temperature neared\u00a070 degrees, and\u00a0tourists were pleasantly surprised. 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