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By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 4, 2011 10:00PM

  • A woman who thought she saw UFOs over McKinley Park actually saw lights from a rally to end child abuse. [NBC Chicago]
  • Perennial closes today so they can spruce up the place and re-open as Perennial Virant. [The Feast Chi]
  • White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin was named American League Player of the Week. [MLB.com]
  • A man from southwest suburban Ottawa was arrested for parachuting off a downtown high-rise. [CBS Local]
  • At least 15 people were wounded during a series of shootings on the South Side over the weekend. [Sun-Times]
  • Boeing suggests that all airlines inspect their 737 fleets in the wake of Southwest's discovery of structural weaknesses. [Crain's]
  • Someone put together a video where they took a photo every minute of downtown from the Hancock Observatory from 5:45 p.m. to 7 25:p.m. last Thursday. [Blak Maria]