{"id":9761,"date":"2015-03-06T17:46:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T23:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=9761"},"modified":"2015-04-03T15:34:30","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T20:34:30","slug":"chicago-celebrates-its-178th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-celebrates-its-178th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago celebrates its 178th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Windy City turned 178 last\u00a0week, and the Chicago History Museum threw a party to celebrate. Guests listened to\u00a0music from the Latin School of Chicago concert band and had dessert from Eli\u2019s Cheesecake.\u00a0The party celebrated the city\u2019s rich history by focusing on what makes Chicago unique.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago&#039;s 178th birthday\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/121413216?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the reasons our history is so important to each of us is because our shared history is so accessible,\u201d said Russell Lewis, chief historian of the Chicago History Museum.<\/p>\n<p>All Illinois residents and children received\u00a0free access to the museum as part of the celebration.<\/p>\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\/02\/CANTV_600px_Medill-150x150.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>The Windy City turned 178 last\u00a0week, and the Chicago History Museum threw a party to celebrate. 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