{"id":71365,"date":"2018-06-15T13:26:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T18:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=71365"},"modified":"2018-07-13T12:37:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T17:37:40","slug":"the-pressure-for-success-in-chicago-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/the-pressure-for-success-in-chicago-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"The pressure for success in Chicago sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By: Nick Mantas and Aaron Rose<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The Chicago Bears and Bulls haven&#8217;t won a championship in this century.\u00a0ESPN and Sun Times reporters weigh in on the reasons for what has led to their unsuccessful seasons and what next season could bring for both organizations. 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