Sports Digest: Valpo No. 3 seed in Horizon League baseball tournament

Chris Manning hit a solo home run as Valparaiso edged Horizon League foe Youngstown State 3-2 in the regular-season finale Saturday.

Longtime Lynwood officials retires with DUI death case still pending

LYNWOOD | Roy Valle is no longer a government official.

Vikings routed by Chicago Christian in regional championship

PALOS HEIGHTS | Illiana Christian coach Mike Oppenhuis knew going into Saturday's 2A Agricultural Science Regional championship game that Chicago Christian was going to be ready to play.

Detroit Red Wings dominant Hawks in Game 2

CHICAGO | Execute the game plan or start digging your own grave.

Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know — and who you're related to — matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race adds a new layer of intrigue in a Capitol already grappling with huge fin…

Kite Festival

Kite Festival at Sunset Hill County Park in Valparaiso

Valparaiso repeats as L.C. boys golf invitational champion

ST. JOHN | Valparaiso is playing its best golf of the season at the right time.

Ed Carpenter, Heather Carpenter

Ed Carpenter gets a kiss from his wife, Heather, after he won won the pole Saturday for the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Carpenter won the pole with a speed of 228.762 mph.

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Emmelie de Forest of Denmark performs her song Only Teardrops during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in…

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Emmelie de Forest of Denmark who sang Only Teardrops, celebrates with the trophy after the final at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden …

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Emmelie de Forest of Denmark who sang Only Teardrops, celebrates with the trophy after the final at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden …

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Emmelie de Forest of Denmark who sang Only Teardrops, celebrates with the trophy after the final at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden …

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Emmelie de Forest of Denmark who sang "Only Teardrops," celebrates with the trophy after the final at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Swede…

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Anouk of the Netherlands performs her song Birds during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. (AP Ph…

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Cezar of Romania performs his song It's My Life during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. (AP Pho…

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Bonnie Tyler of Britain performs her song Believe in Me during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012.…

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Bonnie Tyler of Britain performs her song Believe in Me during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012.…

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Farid Mammadov of Azerbaijan performs his song Hold Me during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. …

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Farid Mammadov of Azerbaijan performs his song Hold Me during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012. …

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Zlata Ognevich of the Ukraine performs her song Gravity during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012.…

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Zlata Ognevich of the Ukraine performs her song Gravity during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012.…

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

Dyer Relay for Life steps off

Valpo repeats as L.C. Invitational champions

ST. JOHN | Valparaiso is playing its best golf of the season at the right time.

Ganassi foursome endures trying day at Indy

The crew of Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, pushes the car back to the garage area as rain halted track activity on the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)