Hawks take no comfort in series lead over Wild

CHICAGO | As they rubbed sleep out of their eyes Wednesday, 11 hours after their 2 a.m. arrival from the Twin Cities, the Blackhawks acknowledged the necessity of a much better performance against the Minnesota Wild.

Snapshots of everyday life

Lorenzo Rivera, 9, of Portage, washes-off after a day at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore last summer.

Snapshots of everyday life

A car is stopped along Smoke Road in Valparaiso while a large tree sits over the road and power lines just south of Division Road after a strong midsummer storm moved through the area.

Snapshots of everyday life

A strong storm moves over Valparaiso last summer.

Snapshots of everyday life

Valparaiso Parks Department worker Andy Blastick disassembles a light on the Lions Pavilion in Kirkoff Park prior to the pavilion being torn down last September.

Snapshots of everyday life

Valparaiso resident Ed Byrne takes photographs of daffodils at Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso last spring.

Snapshots of everyday life

Dillon Rountree lies on the snow after falling off a sled at Park Place Apartments in Portage.

Park pavilion on the way out

Valparaiso Parks Department worker Andy Blastick disassembles a light from the Lions Pavilion in Kirkoff Park on Wednesday. The pavilion will be torn down soon.

Park pavilion on the way out

Valparaiso Parks Department worker Andy Blastick disassembles a light from the Lions Pavilion in Kirkoff Park on Wednesday. The pavilion is being torn down soon.

Food prices expected to rise following Midwest drought

Town and County stocker Jacob Hoover changes the grocery store sign Wednesday along Willowcreek Avenune in Portage. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts food prices will rise 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent through the end of the year due to rising prices of corn and soybeans caused by the…

Outages across region as storms roll through

A car is stopped Friday along Smoke Road in Valparaiso while a large tree sits over the road and power lines just south of Division Road after a strong storm moved through the area.

Outages across region as storms roll through

Comcast worker Chris Adkins verifies that power lines are unenergized Friday along Smoke Road south of Division Road in Valparaiso after a large tree fell over them during the storm.

Trees knocked down in Valparaiso

Comcast worker Chris Adkins looks at a large tree that fell over Smoke Road and power lines just south of Division Road in Valparaiso after a strong storm moved through the area Friday.

Outages across region as storms roll through

A strong storm moves over Valparaiso on Friday.

Woman offers cautionary tale when selling home

Marcia Kistler, of Portage, stands in her kitchen, where a real estate agent was caught on video looking through her cabinets.

Triple-digit temps to heat up region

Nine-year-old Lorenzo Rivera, of Portage, washes off Wednesday after a day at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Region residents flocked to local beaches to keep cool.

Hot weather

Beachgoers lay out at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Wild beat Blackhawks 5-4 in shootout

CHICAGO | Devin Setoguchi and Erik Christensen scored in a shootout to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Sunday night for their third straight victory.

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Valparaiso - Valparaiso resident Ed Byrne takes photographs of the spring flowers and scenery at Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso, Tuesday, March 27, 2012.