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CHICAGO — Parts of northwest Indiana received more than 2 feet of snow due to an intense lake effect storm system late Friday, setting a record snowfall for LaPorte County, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service said its LaPorte collection site recorded 21.9 inches of snow on Friday, setting a record for the highest ever snowfall total at the site, said Northern Indiana meteorologist Amos Dodson. As of 4:30 a.m. Saturday, 35 inches of snow were collected in Michigan City, Indiana, including 8 inches since 10 p.m. Friday night, according to an unofficial report provided …