Shoppers hunting for Christmas bargains are being warned to be on the lookout for counterfeit goods.

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Call to watch for Christmas fakes

I’m on the “L,” Chicago’s elevated train, rumbling past building after building, 20 feet off the ground, when a little voice in my left ear says, “Okay, just before we turn the corner, be on the lookout for the third shell medallion from the end, and tell me what you see.” I’m on the lookout indeed, and as the train starts to hug the corner around the LeMoyne Building, I watch the lineup of ornaments on its exterior. And then I see it: The shell above one of the exterior pillars is upside-down. “Now you have to wonder,” the voice in my ear continues. “Did they not notice, or was it a joke for the train people? I’m going with a joke.” Read full article > >

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Touring Chicago’s architecture by train and boat

District police were on the lookout for a robbery suspect who they said wielded a revolver and wore a Redskins hat.

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Robbery suspect sought in District

Several states are still on tornado watch on Saturday, after a terrible system of storms ripped through the Midwest and killed six people yesterday. Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana are all on the lookout for twisters today. In Alabama, the same…

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Midwest Tornadoes Trigger Floods